CURRENT MISSION

South America within the next few years!

ABOUT ME

In 2009 I trekked through Central/Eastern Europe, SE Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. I also recently got back from a trip to Cuba with the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club!
I'm currently getting my Masters in Public Health: Human Nutrition, Health Behavior/Education at the University of Michigan.
I love music , singing, reading, cooking, eating, hiking, cycling, good conversations, laughter, Haribo gummy bears, order, the disorder that comes with the natural world, attempting to take amazing photographs and of course...travel!
I love people and cultures other than my own. I may seem a little quiet when we first meet but I warm up quickly. Topics that interest me are music (I'm a singer), food, nutrition, good books, mountains, forests, lamps...

PHILOSOPHY

Create a life for yourself that will fulfill your desires and challenge you daily. If you want the comfortable track then you won't be getting the exciting track.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Berlin,GER- Jan'09
Potsdam,GER- Jan'09
Leipzig,GER- Feb'09
Salzgitter,GER- Feb'09
Hamburg,GER- Feb'09
Cologne,GER- Feb'09
London,ENG- Feb'09
Cork,IRL- Feb'09
Geneva,SWI- Feb'09
Salzburg,AUS- Mar'09
Ljubljana,SLO- Mar'09
Sofia,BUL- Mar'09
Bucharest,ROM- Apr'09
Brasov,ROM- Apr'09
Tokyo, JPN- May'09
Phuket, THL- June'09

I have been traveling through Europe for the past few months and have yet to have a bad couchsurfing experience! Every host has been amazing! I don't know what my trip would be like without the experiences and interactions that I've had due to couchsurfing!

Interests

Traveling, singing, a cappella, reading, new people, cycling, hiking, new experiences, challenges.

• books
• singing
• perfumes
• education
• dining
• cooking
• clubbing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• a cappella
• cycling
• hiking
• track and field
• teaching
• genealogy
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Bourne Trilogy, V for Vendetta, A Beautiful Mind, Fight Club, Thank You For Smoking, The Big Lebowski, Across the Universe, The Dark Knight, Juno, French Kiss, Newsies

Music: A Cappella (always), Marc Broussard, Jon McLaughlin, Carrie Underwood, Gavin DeGraw, Flight of the Conchords, Rhianna, Leona Lewis, Tyrone Wells, Jonny Lang, Dave Barnes, John Mayer, James Morrison, Christopher Jak, Josh Kelley, Josh Groban, Rascal Flatts, Ben Rector, Steve Moakler, Ron Pope, Andy Grammer, The Gabe Dixon Band, Parachute and many many more...

Books: Any book by George R.R. Martin, The Shadow of the Wind, Jitterbug Perfume, Pillars of the Earth
Currently reading: What to Eat, Marketing Nutrition, Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Awe inspiring events:
- Misty morning walk through the Angkor temples in Cambodia
- Hiking with monkeys near Mt. Fuji in Japan

Good times with good people:
- Feeling like a member of the family with an amazing couple on Crete!
- Crammed together with 15 other couch surfers in a selfless host's apartment in Tokyo!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love music. I sing as well as play a little guitar and piano. I also love to cook and am always looking for new ways to make my food more interesting and tasty. I could also potentially bore you to death talking about genetics or nutrition.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, United States

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