CURRENT MISSION

"The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and style and generosity and kindness." -Maya Angelou

ABOUT ME

I love life!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoy meeting people in the CS community whether that be when I am travelling or in my local community. I've had some amazing experiences with couchsurfers the past few years, and I look forward to many more! :)

Interests

Traveling, meeting new/fun people, going to concerts and shows, spending time with friends and family, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, herpetology, road trips, trains, conservation biology and related activities, planted aquariums, soil!!!, history, museums (natural history museums especially!), volunteering, science education and outreach, reading, writing, birds, gardening/nurseries, baking/cooking and and and :)

• birds
• writing
• concerts
• education
• cooking
• baking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• biology
• teaching
• geology
• history
• science
• tourism
• volunteering
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: My favorite authors include John Green (Looking For Alaska), Daphne du Maurier, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Rollins, Nicole Blackman, Thor Heyerdahl, Rene Belbenoit, Thomas Harris, Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild), David Sedaris, Orson Scott Card, Nedjma, Lorna Crozier, J.D. Salinger, Anthony Burgess and anything else I can get my hands on. I LOVE reading about places/events that interest me...Easter Island, Devil's Island, the Black Death, World War I/II, the Revolutionary War, the Renaissance time period... If any of you have any recommendations for me... let me know!

Music: Loreena McKennitt, Stabbing Westward, The Dreaming, Assemblage 23, Syntec, Rammstein, Orgy, Jack Off Jill, Scarling, Mest, Saliva, Apoptgyma Berzerk, Cut rate box, Informatik, Avenged Sevenfold (old- before the lead singer forgot how to scream), Velvet Acid Christ, Underminded, The Prodigy, Swindle, Front Line Assembly, Tristania, Fear Factory, Flesh Field, Nile, The Vandals, Slipknot, The Cruxshadows, Dope, Hocico, Static-X, Hocico, Rise Against, AFI, Aphex Twin, Noisex, Catch-22, Face to Face, Funker Vogt, Gob, Killswitch Engage, Hopesfall, Icon of Coil, Leatherstrip, Nile, Off By One, Blutengel, Scratching Post, Authority Zero, 30 Seconds to Mars, Vanessa Carlton, The Eagles, Bob Seger, CCR, Blake Shelton, Combichrist, Bob Dylan, Brad Paisley, Ill Nino, Flogging Molly...my random list could go on and on and on... :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Stepping foot on Easter Island was one of the most amazing, fulfilling experiences of my life. Exploring the history, the caves, the trails, the geology, the soil...phenomenol. The island was surrounded by the bluest water I have ever seen. And touring the island with a fantastic tour guide who actually worked with Thor Heyerdahl back in the day left me a bit starstruck! :) I had dreamed about visiting since I was a child and was ecstatic every second that I spent there. When do I get to go back? :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love meeting up with people!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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