GENERAL
I am an easy-going, adventurous American expat living in Prague and traveling as much as possible in my free time. I'm a teacher, taught for five years public school in the states, but was bored with that so I moved to Prague in August 2014 for a change.

PERSONALITY
I am a friendly, open-minded, bubbly, cheerful/positive, type of person. I often get overly excited about the littlest things, and I love long talks about nothing,.... or something.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have made so many friends through traveling. Whether it's in a hostel, cafe, bar, or even waiting in a long line, somehow I end up turning strangers into friends. I want to couchsurf to meet new people, have some great conversations, learn something new or discover a new way of looking at some idea, and hopefully make a new friend.

Interests

live music/concerts, hiking, outdoors, movies, painting, reading, writing/journaling, laughing, learning new things, the ocean, mountains, boats, ferris wheels, taking photos, and just enjoying whatever I'm doing when I'm doing it :)

• writing
• concerts
• wine
• coffee
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• teaching
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
indie/alternative for music - Gregory Alan Isakov, Blind Pilot, Lord Huron, Greg Laswell, Joshua Radin, Paper Kites, William Fitzsimmons, Ray Lamontagne, Katie Herzig, David Gray, Coldplay, Ingrid Michaelson, the Head and the Heart, Frank Sinatra, Frightened Rabbit, Ellie Goulding, Brett Dennen, Vampire Weekend, Brandi Carlile, Bon Iver

MOVIES
The Departed, Elizabethtown, You've Got Mail, Woody Allen movies, and most Tarrantino movies

BOOKS
biographies- love reading about people's lives
books on philosophy and eastern thought, specifically anything by Alan Watts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I grew up on a pine tree farm in a small town/village of about 900 people....so moving to a city, let alone to another country was pretty amazing to me!

Oh, and I met Diane Keaton.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share lots of travel stories/advice.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm glad to share a bottle of wine (or pot of coffee) and swap stories :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States