CURRENT MISSION

To make the world a little better

ABOUT ME

I'm a very happy and easygoing person, and I love to learn about new things and to have new experiences and adventures.

PHILOSOPHY

I am constantly humbled by life and the people I meet. I remind myself to never be too sure of anything because there is always more to learn and understand.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Attending CS meetups and activities to meet new people. Hosting when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Korea, my husband and I hosted a yoga/Thai massage retreat at our apartment and hung out with great CS folks at various meetups.

Interests

Canoeing, hiking, cycling, beer tasting, reading, bread baking, taking advantage of the library, frisbee, backpacking, running, horseback riding. I am a beginning ballroom and swing dancer, rock climber, painter and chess player.

• dancing
• beer
• baking
• yoga
• running
• chess
• reading
• cycling
• equestrian
• hiking
• backpacking
• canoeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Taxi Driver, The Godfather, It's a Wonderful Life, There Will Be Blood, Good Will Hunting, The Departed, Sweet Land, Edward Scissorhands, Psycho

Music - Bon Iver, The Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Junior Boys, The National, TV On The Radio, Clipse, Cloud Cult, GirlTalk, Big Boi, Basement Jaxx, Santogold

Books - The Good Earth, The 'A Song of Ice and Fire' Series, A Short History of Almost Everything, Life of Pi, Watership Down, Good Poems, Leaves of Grass, Lord of the Flies, The Alchemist, My Name is Asher Lev, Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher, The Polar Express, The Godfather, The Prophet, Harry Potter, anything by Flannery O'Connor, W. Berry, Michener, Rilke, or Will Durant

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Tuareg night market in Agadez

Teach, Learn, Share

I would be confident enough in my skills to teach canoeing, horseback riding, and bread baking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Benin, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominica, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Niger, Poland, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Togo

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ghana, South Korea, United States

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