I travel as much as my business and budget will allow. I love my Catholic faith, and my travel always includes some element of pilgrimage to churches, shrines, or other holy places.

In my everyday life, I run a company that coordinates pilgrimages for young people to encounter Christ. Evenings are given to charitable causes or spent with a good book. Weekends I can be found hiking, camping, or playing at the beach. I used to teach Pilates, and may take it up again. I have a dog named Lulu that I take on adventures with me whenever possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel, and I love talking to strangers - until they aren't strangers anymore! Couchsurfing is the best way to combine the two, don't you think?

Interests

FAITH - Learning, loving, and living for Christ through his Mother with his Church.

FASHION - Shows, window shopping, and checking out street style.

FITNESS - Hiking, camping, Pilates, all sports and anything outdoors.

F... Fancy books! Okay, the rest of these don't start with Fs: Literature, current events, start-ups/entrepreneurship, social causes, volunteering, theatre, visionary art.... LIFE interests me!

• dogs
• arts
• books
• literature
• fashion
• causes
• cooking
• recipes
• fitness
• pilates
• running
• shopping
• traveling
• survival
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• sports
• business
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• volunteering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Truly love everything. Favorites are 1940s standards, outlaw/red-dirt/folk country, bluegrass, punk rock/alt rock, blues, jazz, and almost anything featuring an accordion

MOVIES: Anything with a great story. Especially love foreign independent films.

BOOKS: I am an addict. I read at least two books a week. Most of my collection is classic fiction, though lately I'm trying to read more narrative non-fiction and biography.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked the Camino de Santiago - 500 miles from France across Spain - in 18.5 days.

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH - Pilates, marketing, English, Spanish

LEARN - Languages, camping/bushcraft/survival skills

SHARE - Stories, laughter, smiles, and my mom's southern recipes

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to help a host practice English (or Spanish), and to cook for him/her a traditional Southern (USA) meal!

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Croatia, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States