CURRENT MISSION

To never give up on my passion of experiencing the world with my own senses and soul.

ABOUT ME

I am a vagabond at heart. I am passionate about traveling and nothing excites me quite like the idea of roaming around some unknown country for a months time. I believe in infinite possibilities - in the world and within myself. If I'm having a bad day, nothing sets me straight more than staring at my world map. When I look at it I feel alive and full of wonder and spirit. I am a dreamer, a dreamer of all that is good, and sometimes a realist of all that is not, though I never let that stop me. I love the number 12, and Jason Mraz, birds, beards, the moon, chanting, good beer, farmers' markets, yoga, giving thumbs up, and connecting with others on a soul level.

PHILOSOPHY

Honesty is a requirement of fulfillment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am able to meet with people in the Indianapolis area to go out for coffee or beer and perhaps on some occasions can offer my couch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I signed up for couchsurfing.org 7 years ago when in college and began communicating with others in the community. I have hosted, met up with people for dinner, communicated with travelers to pass on information about Indianapolis, and have been hosted while traveling in Botswana, Ireland and around the U.S.

Interests

For the sake of not being completely unoriginal I won't say that I like to read (even though I do - I often have a stack of books lying on my table and my book shelf overflowing). I enjoy running and am a Yogi. I like to drink IPA's and eat yummy organic vegetarian food. MUSIC is my LOVE. I am a moon goddess and enjoy connecting with my female tribe in my community and world wide! I have green thumbs and spend the warm days in the garden. I'm also becoming a beekeeper in 2015! Life dreams coming true all the time. I always enjoy learning new things about people, places, and ... well, anything really! I often think about how you could spend every day of a long life learning new things and and yet there would still be so much more to know.

• dogs
• birds
• books
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• farmers' market
• yoga
• running
• drinking
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• teaching
• history
• social work
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not much of a movie watcher but give me a good book and you just sent me to a blissful heaven.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My very dear, amazing friend ( who I met from being paired as roommates with on a study abroad in Amsterdam ) and I did a 12 week road trip of the United States. We traveled around to 25 different states and Canada too. It was incredible!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have worked with special needs people for 6 years and particularly have knowledge about epilepsy and seizure disorders. I have a history and experience working in the grief field. I am no expert, at anything really, but do have knowledge in this area of social work. I currently work with at-risk families with newborn babies so I have developed a wide range of knowledge on child development and family coping strategies. I have worked as an ESL teacher in Spain as well as working as a nanny, a dog walker, and a milkshake maker.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Wales, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States