CURRENT MISSION

To spread love and compassion one amazing friendship at a time.

Also: I'm Moving!!! New Orleans, I am coming your way :) My temporary mission will be to settle in and find new friends and fun things to do. Oh and eat... lots. I'm so excited!

ABOUT ME

My friends generally describe me as too nice, outgoing, a little weird, and sometimes smart. I'll let you decide. I can say that I am honest and cautious, but truly curious about almost everything. I'm in the middle of earning my Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education with a focus on Math and English. I write, I like numbers, I think research is fun, but my wanderlust is getting the best of me. I have lots of interests. I read, photograph, dance, and make music. I also love food and good whiskey :)

PHILOSOPHY

Remember the past, keep an eye to the future, but live now. Act out of love and respect and enjoy each moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'd love to host but have never done so. I did kinda host for a week at my host's house in KL, but that was a unique situation. I've had some pretty awesome experiences with Couchsurfing in Malaysia. The CS KL group is pretty phenomenal! I met some awesome people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I sleep on couches a lot. I am not a huge fan of sleeping at my house, even when I am home. There is too much fun to be had at other peoples homes.

As a rule, I snore but very quietly. I can sleep almost anywhere, including floors with no pillows :) I am not picky as long as there is good company!

Interests

Experiencing the world through making awesome friends and sharing beautiful moments. Life is too short not to learn and experience everything that I can. I love to disc golf and bike. I take a lot of pictures, read lots, and am game for almost any type of laid back shenanigans!

• dogs
• culture
• dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• music
• cycling
• golf
• teaching
• languages
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- City of God, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Chocolate (Thai), The Overture (Thai),~I love documentaries!~

Music- Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, (I love Jazz and the Blues but have a hard time picking favorites), Anna Nalick, Jack Johnson, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Tupac, Eyes Set to Kill, Incubus, 311, Pretty Lights, Bassnectar and the list goes on and on...

Books- I get so trapped in books that sometimes I forget to come up for air! I have many favorites but these ones impacted me most- Ishmael, The Road Less Traveled, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Celestine Prophecy, The Abhorsen Trilogy, Harry Potter...the further I get into literature the longer this list gets. I really love poetry.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The sun setting in Phu Kradung, Thailand while sitting on a big rock ledge looking over a huge beautiful valley.
and...
Exploring Joshua Tree National Park with good friends, finding caves in piles of boulders
and...
Getting chased by monkeys at Batu Caves
and...
Waking up on a summer morning in Traverse City! For a nomadic person, it is really a cool thing to like your hometown!

Teach, Learn, Share

Smile. It's infectious.
Dream. It forces you to step outside yourself.
Love. With all your heart.

I have been known to teach: dog grooming, massage, some Thai cooking, English, and I love to debate layman philosophy.

I love to learn: to cook, speak other languages, almost anything really...

What I Can Share with Hosts

A love of people and culture, passion for food, an open mind, a story or two (I also love hearing them), lots of smiles, odd knowledge about a weird variety of things...

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Malaysia, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States

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