CURRENT MISSION

Keep moving forward

ABOUT ME

I am a college professor who teaches musical theatre voice. I strongly desire to somehow make the world a better place through music, and maybe, through teaching. I am a feminist, but I do not believe in power. I am intrigued by different cultures and traveling and look forward to meeting and understanding people throughout this site. I want to experience life and the world to the best of my ability. I long for understanding, understanding of people, understanding of myself, understanding of my surroundings, etc. I want there to be more to my life than music and teaching, but I fear there is not. I love to read because it gives me insight into another's mind. I love dogs and all animals and sometimes I drink to much wine. I am a little bohemian. I am extremely positive because I refuse to live my life unhappy.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to live life extremely positively. I refuse to live my life unhappy. I try to bring this philosophy to everyone that I meet through positive energy. I believe very much in being geniune. I am not a private person. There are no hidden messages with me. My life, my feelings, my experiences, everything that I am are on the table the moment you meet me. I am incredibly open to all types of people and philosophies. I relate to people by connecting with them on a personal level. I find something we have in common and I focus on that feeling, thought, or experience. I have a very high moral standard for myself, but my morals are not conventional. I used to teach high school, which causes me to have a very high tolerance for angst and also helps me relate to all different types of people. I try to live my life as freely as possible and encourage all others to do the same.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to be able to meet interesting people that I would not meet otherwise, through hosting and surfing. I think this site allows people the freedom and opportunity to travel without a great deal of cost. I also look forward to seeing different cities from an insider's perspective.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in Costa Rica as well as Atlanta. I am open to hosting surfers and hope to host a lot more!

Interests

classical music, opera, theatre, art, dogs, feminisim, wine, reading, travel, teaching, philosophy, libertarianism, food, cities, culture, roller derby

• animals
• dogs
• arts
• culture
• singing
• causes
• dining
• wine
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• piano
• opera
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

1984, Atlas Shrugged, Going Out, PopCo, The End of Mr. Y, Opera, Regina Spektor, Alanis Morissette, Sarah Mclachlan, Kurt Weill, Gian Carlo Menotti, Mark Adamo, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 20th Century Classical Music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled to Costa Rica by myself, which is a really big feat for me :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am new to the mid-West, so the couchsurfers and I can learn the area together! I can also share my musical skills with singing and piano. I would love to learn about other cultures and places around the world and hope to do so by meeting other couchsurfers.

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