CURRENT MISSION

Looking for people to stay with, and meet in New Zealand!

ABOUT ME

I love to travel. I often admire those who are able to take the big leap, quit their jobs, and go all out.

I like to think I'm a pretty well balanced person. I enjoy the rock star lifestyle every once in a while, but find myself looking more to small groups of interesting people for fun. I also like to spend time by myself learning.

I enjoy yoga a lot - it helps keep me settled in life. I also have been meditating for a few years.

I love meeting all kinds of people, especially those with interesting experiences to share.

I'm a 2nd year sailor on a 25 ft keel boat, former Referee for the Minnesota Rollergirls, Volleyball player, Motorcycle rider, and more. I work at General Mills doing online Marketing

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am just getting started on CS - and am hoping to stay with some people during my trip to New Zealand in February.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet - but have friends who love to host, and am excited for my first couch-crash :)

Interests

Getting out and living life. New and exciting music, art, movies and books. Computers, technology, geeks, friends, family. Dancing, parties, volleyball, camping, skiing, canoing, hiking, racquetball, walking, watching and rooting for the Green Bay Packers. Roller derby, crossword puzzles, math and photography. Innocent kisses and less innocent tequila. Riding my motorcycle. National Public Radio and The Current. Learning things and meeting new people. Eating sushi, cheese, cupcakes, and good wine (not all at the same time)

• arts
• books
• photography
• dancing
• wine
• cheese
• yoga
• walking
• partying
• boating
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• puzzles
• music
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• racquetball
• volleyball
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots of music. SO much music it hurts.

Anything but country...I'm twang free! Specifically though, these are some of my favorites:

Architecture in Helsinki, Assemblage 23, Atmosphere, Bad Religion, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Belle and Sebastian, The Bird and the Bee, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bloc Party, Blur, Bob Mould, Bob Segar, Boston, Brother Ali, Built to Spill, Cat Stevens, Chemical Brothers, Covenant, CCR, The Cure, Daft Punk, Dave Matthews Band, David Bowie, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Depeche Mode, The Faint, Frank Black, Franz Ferdinand, Garbage, Genesis, Gorillaz, The Gothsicles, Grandaddy, Hall & Oates, The Hives, Hot Chip, Husker Du, The Impossibles, The International Noise Conspiracy, The Jayhawks, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Journey, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, The Killers, The Knife, Kylie Minogue, Ladytron, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, Less Than Jake, M.I.A., MC Chris, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Metric, N.W.H., Neko Case, The New Pornographers, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Phantom Planet, Phil Collins, The Pietasters, Pixies, Portishead, The Postal Service, Prince, Propellerheads, Queen, The Queers, Radiohead, REO Speedwagon, Royksopp, Shivaree, Silversun Pickups, Sleater-Kinney, Smoosh, Sonic Youth, The Sounds, Stars, The Stereo, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Sufjan Stevens, Sugar, Teddybears, VNV Nation, We Are Scientists, The Who, Yo La Tengo,
The Illustrated Man, S is for Space, Enders Game, Hitchhikers Guide, The Fountainhead, Lord of the Rings, The Kite Runner, Non-Fiction, Classic Mythology

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Japan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States