CURRENT MISSION

to learn and hopefully form so lasting bonds with other adventurous people

ABOUT ME

hey! im christina. i grew up on an island off seattle. lived there all my life. i love being near the water. especially when you can swim in it haha which is not often in seattle.
i have a bad case of wanderlust. i always dreamed of traveling and im fortunate enough to have done some. i can't wait for my next trip....not sure where yet....

PHILOSOPHY

whatever is meant to be will be....

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i can of course go out for a drink and show you around a bit because i work in the city. or if you're brave bainbridge is just a ferry ride away...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

1. well i stayed with an amazing clown and practiced my juggling...and played with his pet pog!

2. i stayed with the lovely anna and she really made my first few days in portugal a never forget experience! the food, the people, the dancing.....

3. dario only continued my very special experience in faro!!! i think he's one of the nicest guys i've ever met! (and he likes fish balls!!!) we went to the beach, the seafood festival, ate traditional portuguese food!

4. and then theres gustavo!! only met for 1 day but i think we shared something special :) ps he hates paper!!!

5. oh the lovely ana. my wonderful new friend. friends for life??? will you still speak to me when you're famous?

Interests

exploring, history, antiques, biking (just got my first road bike!), cooking, reading, traveling, eating, going to the movies, trying out new restaurants, going to Sunday markets, i've taken a salsa class and a swing class, zumba...

• pets
• fish
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• seafood
• cooking
• zumba
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• cycling
• fishing
• backpacking
• skydiving
• swimming
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

i love old movies especially jimmy stewart. uummm. lars and the real girl, little miss sunshine, amelie, bridget jones diary, knocked up, superbad, snatch, high heels and low lives, waking ned devine, the red shoes, the longest day, patton....pretty much willing to give anything a try...
tv....shameless, revenge, new girl, trueblood, game of thrones, band of brothers, the inbetweeners, midsommer murders, dexter, justified, x-files, pushing daisies, freaks and geeks, dead like me, friends, lost, gilmore girls,
music, again im quite open to all. classic, classic rock, hymns, rock, indie. JOHNNY CASH!! the black keyes, school of seven bells, queen, the beatles, the dandy warhols, u2, bing crosby, jack johnson, smashing pumpkins, rage against the machine, animal collective, aretha franklin, black sabbath, built to spill, cat power, coldplay, damien rice, easy e, devander banhart, feist, fleet foxes, modest mouse, the xx, decoder ring, tycho, heartless bastards, carrie ann hearst....
books. the namesake, pride and prejudice...i like historical fiction and autobiographies, love mystery novels...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

skydiving and backpacking through europe by myself.

Teach, Learn, Share

i dont know what i can give. hopefully just a different fun perspective. ive really enjoyed meeting people from all over the world and getting to know different cultures and i think ive seen enough to have my own opinions. we could cook a meal together...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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