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Overview

  • 4 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Italian, Spanish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2005
  • traveling and wildland firefighting in summer
  • some college
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I feel alive when i am out exploring the world and learning about locals customs, lifestyles, cuisine. It is the best sort of education!

ABOUT ME

i am a wildland firefighter by summer, traveler by winter. i am from alaska and love ALL outdoors activities!

PHILOSOPHY

I get majority of my education from travel. I learn culture, customs, geography, religion, history, cuisine, traditions, dance, manerisms, and lifestyle. I love the fact that u just have to leave your house, and life happends! I am SO HAPPY when i am traveling and diving into other countries!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

just with random strangers i have met...or with friends...

Interests

anything outdoors! swimming, running, biking, hiking, kayaking,canoeing, snorkeling, scuba diving, camping, white water rafting,surfing, sailing, exploring! etc!!

  • culture
  • dancing
  • education
  • running
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • canoeing
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snorkeling
  • sailing
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • emergency services
  • geography
  • history
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

i gulp up books. I get a new one in my hands and it is engulfed in a day..mostly i am reading about 8 books at a time..just so i can let them last longer! and because i am usually outside playing! I adore live music and learningnew instruments.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

sailed from jamaica to Cuba to Mexico, sailed from solomon islands to papua new guinea, sailed in Philippines and from South Africa to Namibia and then sailed in US & British Virgin Islands

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Egypt, Italy, Senegal, United States

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