I have worked as a private care giver and a government sponsored caretaker.
I took care of developmentally disabled adults and elderly people.
In 2013 & 2014 I volunteered a year of service in the United States Americorps NCCC-FEMA Corps program as an emergency manager.
This summer I worked at a salmon processing plant in Egigik, Alaska. ( Spoiler alert: it sucked.)

My newest journey will be serving a second year as a team leader in traditional NCCC in the north central region. I am looking forward to traveling the US in a 15 passenger van promoting service learning and leadership in young adults.

I love learning new things and traveling to new places.
I love to learn about cultures and languages, I have studied mandarin Chinese for 3 years and lived in china for approximately 3 months.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people in this lovely world.

兴趣

I love cats & sarcasm, haberdashery, interesting tattoos, and Middle earth. I am terrible at writing but I love to read.
I am fond of hiking and kayaking as well learning about gardening.
I like to (try) to learn new languages in the past I have dabbled in Spanish, German, and American Sign Language. I have studied Japanese and primarily Mandarin Chinese.

-Cooking -Volunteering -Traveling -Reading -Cinema
-Spending time with my family -Animals

• animals
• cats
• arts
• writing
• tattoos
• cooking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• hiking
• kayaking
• languages
• sign language
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

I'm a fan of most genres of music. A few favorites of mine are: YoYo Ma, Tove Lo, Enya, Die Antwoord, Taylor Swift, Immortal Technique, Sam Smith, Drake, & The Piano guys.

Libraries are one of my favorite places. I enjoy Science fiction, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy, & the Classics.
I think my favorite book is currently stardust by Neil Gaimen.

I love movies, there are few I dislike. My favorites have to be LOTRs, Harry Potter, and Pulp Fiction.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I volunteered a year of service in a awesome program with the NCCC

check out my to do list!
https://www.bucketlist.org/list/Essjesswatermelon/

教，学，和分享

I believe I will never be done learning. I am really grateful to learn new things. I have learned to cook from my mother and my grandmothers.
They have also taught me how to make things with my hands - like embroidery, knitting, and how to sew a quilt.
In high school I learned to love art. I can throw a clay bowl, make stained glass, and I can dye fabrics to make a colorful batik.

我游览过的国家

Canada, China, England, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States, Wales

我居住过的国家

China, England, Japan, Scotland, United States