CURRENT MISSION

Climb On!

ABOUT ME

I like to think I am very laid back for such and active/busy person. I am a full-time student at Texas Woman's University and am a chemistry major.

To try and compensate for the nerdier side of me I cook, rock climb, cycle, dance (swing and salsa), draw, horse vault (http://youtube.com/watch?v=km4fqXsAqmU), knit, paddle, watch baseball and hockey and other "normal things" like that.

I really just want to travel so I may learn the ways of the world and have fun... is that to much to ask?

PHILOSOPHY

Close you eyes and gun it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've gone to a couple of CS gatherings across the country, and hosted a few surfers and have surfed myself.

I do my best to respond to request, but if you make it clear to me that you have NOT read my profile I can't guarantee that I will take the time to reply to your message.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Chicago CS meetups: Best time ever! The Chicago CS group is super involved and basically a group of awesome people. I had taken a road trip with 2 other CSers and we surfed at Tom's place (a fantastic host!) and decided to go to the Thursday get together at Moody's. There was literally about 40 of us taking over the beer garden just talking, joking, planning other awesome events like Monday night kickball in the park and cookouts and of course buying/sharing pitchers. There were about 5-7 international CSers that were of course, awesome as well. I still talk to some of the CSers there and plan to go back just for kicks.

Interests

Art Museums, Baking, Biochemistry, Building houses with Habitat for Humanity, Bouldering, Camping, Climbing, Coffee, Concerts in the Park, Cooking, Cycling, Dancing (Salsa and Swing), Hockey, Music, Paddling, Spontaneity, Theater, Traveling, Unicycling, Vegetarians, Yoga

• arts
• theater
• concerts
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• baking
• yoga
• coach
• gardening
• news
• traveling
• knitting
• drawing
• bouldering
• music
• cycling
• equestrian
• camping
• baseball
• rock climbing
• hockey
• kickball
• chemistry

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: 500 Days of Summer, Beyond the Sea, Boondock Saints, A Bronx Tale, Dark Knight, The Dead Poets Society, Die Hard, Die Harder, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard, Fight Club, Garden State, Shoot Em Up, Superman Returns, Superman III, Up, Without a Paddle

Music: American Analog Set, Ben Kweller, Beirut, Bon Iver, Brett Dennon, Coldplay, Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie, Doves, Gregory and the Hawk, Iron and Wine, Minus the Bear, Ms. John Soda, The Notwist, The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley, The Smashing Pumpkins, Stars, Tegan and Sara, William Fitzsimmons

Books: The Cider House Rules, Ender's Game, The Forgotten Fire, The Great Gatsby, Grendel, Keeping Faith, Papillon, A Place to Stand, Running with Scissors, Slaughterhouse-Five, Snow Crash, Speaker for the Dead, The Tender Bar, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In high school I use to work at various Equitherapy Centers (therapeutic horseback riding). For me personally it was a lot of barn work, but I also spent a great deal of time working with students with a variety of circumstances (anything from ADHD to Autism to CP to Paralysis).

Teach, Learn, Share

Diversity stands to be one of the most important keys in civilization. With diversity people can begin to understand how others live, think, feel, believe, and more about how the world works. With this greater understanding we can then change how people begin to treat each other and improve the way we all live.

In other news: I can coach Horse Vaulting (have you YouTubed it yet?) and unicycling. Those are probably the most unique things I can show you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Panama, Peru, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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