Hello !!

I had to deactivate my old account because I forgot the password to my old email... so I lost my reccomendations, but I am a past host/surfer

My nickname is Bean, and I refer to it more often than my birth name, so please feel free to do the same! I have an endless lust for travel, and new adventures. I am naturally outgoing and a lil quirky, but am a social chameleon who can adapt to multiple personality types or whatever the vibe seems fit. I am fascinated by people and enjoy hearing different experiences and stories.

I am just graduating from Humboldt State University and am taking a year off to travel before graduate school !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Not only is the benefit of a free stay awesome, but the people you meet along the way are far more valuable.

Humboldt County is infamous for it's weed culture and I have personally housed many travelers who come in during the season. During this, I was exposed to so many different cultures, hobbies, languages,food ect.. that I realized I should really put myself out there as well !

Interests

I currently partake in swing dancing, painting, and roller derby in my free time. However, I am generally down to try anything, so I have taken a gander at slack lining, rock climbing, kayaking, white water rafting and other funtivities or crafts.

I love baking, cooking, and trying new restaurants. Sometimes the food is the highlight of my travels just because I am sorta a glut.

• culture
• dancing
• swing dancing
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• crafts
• traveling
• painting
• kayaking
• rock climbing
• ecology
• teaching
• languages
• sociology
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Live music is my therapy, and crowd surfing is my hobby.

I thoroughly enjoy any music that makes me swoon my hips or shake my thang. So generally, all music !

I have gone to at least 5-6 different festivals and plan on doing more international ones since I am graduated. I've been to at least 5,000 shows in my lifetime... so if I'm crashing and there's live music around I am more than down!

Fav bands include : Thee oh sees, Beach Boys, Girlpool, Upset

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled abroad in Florence Italy in 2012, which I then extended my travels to all over Italy, Spain, Ireland, Germany and France.

I saw Iggy Pop in Italy on my birthday, which was beyond dreamy

I am a sucker for road trips and in the last two years I have :

- Visited 5+ hot springs in California and Oregon
- Sled down White Sands National Monument in New Mexico
- Camped in the Grand Canyon
- Drank my way through Austin TX
- Enjoyed NYE in New Orleans
- Played in the rives of Arizona- Nevada
- Backpacked the Lost Coast of California
-Backpacked Kauai, Hawaii
- Swam in the cenotes of Cancun Mexico
& probably more that I can't think of at this moment

Teach, Learn, Share

I am going to graduate school to be a Sociology professor with a social ecology emphasis. I hope to work with non-profits or other environmental organizations to educate individuals on sustainability, policy and to empower impoverished communities through grass roots activism.

I currently am a freshman student mentor, and assist and facilitate resources to help first generation students navigate through the system and their new found responsibilities.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My bubbly outgoing, yet laid pack personality.

Also depending on my traveling accessibility I do not mind sharing some of my baked goods!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy