I'm a personal trainer and yoga teacher from Chicago, IL, and I've been traveling for the past 6 months.

As a personal trainer, I love staying active, and have had a lot of fun exploring creative ways to stay active while traveling. I'm always up for checking out a new gym, trying a new class, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, or anything of the sort. Aside from staying active, I LOVE food, and trying new foods and cuisines is one of my favorite parts of traveling. I also really enjoy live music and am always intrigued to find new styles or artists to listen to.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've done a bit of hosting in my own apartment in Chicago, and I loved the opportunity to meet new people, show them my city, and learn about them and their experiences. Every person that I hosted had such a great story; I learned a lot about myself from interacting with many of my couchsurfers and even though I consider myself an expert on all things Chicago, hosting allowed me to experience my city and view it from different vantage points than I had previously, which was amazing!

I haven't done as much couchsurfing myself, but I'm looking forward to using CS to continue to meet unique people and have the opportunity to experience locations in an intimate way with the people that know them best.

Interests

Food, travel, coffee, music, working out or anything active

• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• working out
• traveling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Not much of a movie or television watcher, but I'll read just about anything.

I'm a big fan of all music that is folk and indie rock, alternative, although I enjoy just about anything. Faves include Cold War Kids, Angus and Julia Stone, Jack White, The Raconteurs, Cage the Elephant, Andrew Bird, The Wood Brothers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Water festival in Myanmar, Deep Water Soloing in Vietnam, Bungy Jumping and Sky Diving in New Zealand

What I Can Share with Hosts

I probably have a workout tip or two. And I'm a pretty decent cook too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, New Zealand, United States