CURRENT MISSION

To live with a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind.

ABOUT ME

This is lame way to present it, but I like bullets. Here are the top 10 things to know about me. If you get these, you're on the right road to getting me.

1. I am the fifth of seven in my family.

2. I grew up on a dairy farm in the Midwest. I was a dairy princess and promoted the dairy industry. I never had my head carved out of butter, though!

3. I flew on a plane for the first time right before I turned 20. There weren't many opps to travel before I went to college.

4. I love math and numbers. "Numbers never lie," is one of my favorite quotes.

5. I will try almost anything once (no drugs, though).

6. I love exploring the world and am grateful for every opportunity I've had to travel. As a little girl on the dairy farm, I never dreamed I'd visit some of the place I've been.

7. I am so blessed to have a family that loves me, a roof over my head, food to eat every night, a job that pays the bills, and a faith in God. I am grateful that I don't have anything "real" to complain about.

8. At age 30 (well, almost!), I am still a horrible night owl and still haven't gotten used to getting up for work in the morning.

9. I like being a Catholic. Go figure.

10. Everyone has a story to tell; you just need to take the time to listen.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would enjoy being a part of your group and would like to try surfing a few couches.

I am open to hosting some people at my home, although you may have to sleep on the floor.

I would be so happy to share my beautiful city with you should you ever be in my area. I am definitely open to grabbing a cup of coffee or a drink.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, yet. Maybe you can be my first?

Interests

Running- currently training for a marathon. Want to qualify for Boston. I teach a running class, too.

Baking- I won ribbons in 4-H for my baking and I have all my really good recipes committed to memory, i.e. I can bake for you if I'm on vacation.

Building "real" relationships with people- I love to meet with people face-to-face, send letters via e-mail or snail mail, and talk on the phone.

Economics- like I said, I like numbers.

Catholicism- I've spent a lot of time in the last couple years learning my faith and it's pretty interesting. I'm not in the business of convincing people to convert (religion is a choice every person makes for themselves), but I am very comfortable with where I am at in my journey and have no problem sharing it.

• dining
• recipes
• coffee
• desserts
• baking
• marathon
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• surfing
• catholic
• business
• economics
• mathematics
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: 80s... and it's all over the place. Pet Shop Boys, AC/DC, .38 Special, Dire Straits, Queen, it's all good. Anything I can dance to.

Movies: Life is Beautiful, Pan's Labyrinth.

Books: Shoeless Joe, The Bible, biographies, Investment Under Uncertainty. Just read Wuthering Heights.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived some pretty yucky things in my 20s and am a much calmer, empathetic person as a result.

Teach, Learn, Share

Also not sure what to say...

can teach you to bake or run

I can sew, but not well. I know enough to teach you the basics.

I love math and can make it fun. I use desserts as examples to explain math.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ireland, Mexico, Montenegro, Serbia, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States