Hello,

I am excited to be finally joining couch surfing as I have been traveling for a while and heard so many wonderful things! I grew up in Washington DC, USA and have spent that last 10 years living in San Diego, California.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing because I recently quit my management job at a university to travel the world for a year. My goal is 6 continents in 12 months! I would prefer to stay with locals so really understand the places I am visiting than stay in a hotel and only get to see the tourist version.

Interests

My passion is traveling and meeting new people while I learn their cultures. So far I have traveled to 14 countries and can't wait to grow that list. My other passions are volunteer work, adventure sports, and drinking wine.

• cooking
• wine
• drinking
• traveling
• volunteer work
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sports
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I love lots of different kinds of music but my favorite band is Sublime. I mostly listen to rock and reggae. I also really like mystery and action movies and love both fiction and non-fiction books. Recently I read, My Name is Malala which I really enjoyed.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went Cage Diving with Great Whites in Gansbaai, South Africa.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to help you practice and learn more English and would love to be immersed in other languages so that I can better understand them. I am quite clean and don't take up much space.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cleaning, cooking, laughs, stories, English, and good company!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States