CURRENT MISSION

To do, see, feel, experience as much of the world as possible...

ABOUT ME

Gave up crunching numbers in front of a computer all day and working for corporate America and decided I wanted to see and experience the world from different perspectives. Best. Decision. Ever.

I taught English and Math in a small town in Southern Thailand - Ranong for about 2 years and loved it. Made tons of great friends and was able to see so much of SE Asia. Truly a cherished time of my life. Decided to end that chapter and head back to the US for a few but as fate would have it - things don't always go as planned and after getting some wonderful time in with my family, I've made my way to Dubai to continue teaching for a bit and obtain my teaching license in the process. Where the wind will blow me next? Who knows but I am sure enjoying the ride.

PHILOSOPHY

Travel. As much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life's not meant to be lived in one place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm looking at doing a bit of couch-surfing for now as time off allows. My flat is already pretty small in Dubai with 3 people so hosting may be a bit of a crunch. Maybe upgrade to a larger place soon so I can get back to hosting!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted and I've surfed a handful of times. Made some amazing and lifelong friends in Singapore and Sri Lanka. Very grateful for those!

Interests

My interests include travel (of course!), running (8 marathons and counting!), abandoned buildings, art and design, languages, and learning about cultures from all over the world, and music. absolutely music.

• arts
• culture
• books
• theater
• design
• marathon
• running
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• languages
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - The Goonies, Pulp Fiction, Jurassic Park, The Beach, Cruel Intentions, Star Wars, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Dark Knight, Haute Tension, Aliens, How to Train Your Dragon, Drop Dead Gorgeous

TV - Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, Banshee, Rupaul's Drag Race, Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Penny Dreadful, Modern Family, Twin Peaks, Fringe, Sons of Anarchy, Bob's Burgers, Mad Men, Orange is the New Black

Music - Chromeo, Amy Winehouse, Galantis, Le Youth, Britney Spears (no shame), Angel Haze, Haim, Chvrches, Bastille, Michael Jackson, Daft Punk, Madonna, Chet Faker, The Cranberries, A$AP Rocky, Outkast, anything and pretty much everything from the 80s (The Cars, Starship, Duran Duran, etc.), Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX, The Civil Wars, Dillon Francis, The Killers, Lorde, M83, Martin Garrix, Notorious B.I.G. , Peaches, and The Ting Tings - just to name a few ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everyday is amazing! But..... (one???! c'mon now)

Diving between the tectonic plates in Iceland in near freezing temps;
Navigating public transportation in Sri Lanka;
Teaching English in Thailand;
Trekking in Myanmar;
Seeing the Taj Mahal;
Volcano hopping in Indonesia;
Wreck Diving in Honduras;
Ran the Chicago Marathon (twice);
Watching Troll 2 in a movie theater

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach. - I can teach English and I can help train and teach people how to be better runners. :)

Learn - Languages and culture! I'm trying to learn how to draw (late in the game I know) but any help would be groovy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share travel tips, experiences, laughs, my friendship, and tons of nerdy book and movie recommendations!

Countries I’ve Visited

Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States

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