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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Latin, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • storyteller, adventurer, and student of life
  • Recent graduate of Seattle University in Environmental St...
  • From Washington D.C.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

How we live our days is how we live our lives ~Annie Dillard

ABOUT ME

I live for: bubbles, puppies, cream cheese hot dogs (it's a Seattle thing), microbrews, using shopping carts as vehicles,good times with good friends,fascinating conversation, strong coffee,jumping into bodies of water, making my way through long lists of classic novels,cooking, baking, hiking, autumn, vegetarianism, corny jokes (tell me one, please!), snowmen, dancing, ladybugs,snails, pajama days, reflection, children's books, trees, nature,exploring cities and wilderness, learning, creativity.

PHILOSOPHY

"Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known"
~A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think this is an amazing opportunity to connect people worldwide. If I had a couch, I'd definitely host, but right now I just don't have the means.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Vancouver, BC, Newport, Oregon, SF, Salt Lake City...and more to come!

Interests

Enough about me, I want to learn about you.

  • pets
  • dogs
  • books
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • cheese
  • coffee
  • baking
  • shopping
  • cars
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Current favorite books: The Lorax,Walk Two Moons, Refuge, Walden.
I'm a big fan of poetry.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have competed in a bearded lady contest (fake beard, of course).

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't sweat the petty things, don't pet the sweaty things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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