Updated 7/2017

Hallo!

First off, thanks for taking the time to check out my profile, it's appreciated!

Last year I turned my dream of traveling into a reality & spent 9 months backpacking through Europe. During my time there I was fortunate to explore 22 countries making lifelong friendships, eating delicious cuisines, drinking a lot of local craft beers & doing a great deal of adventuring. It was an amazing moment in my life. I wish to continue the wanderlust by taking short trips to cities within my home country of the United States. First stop: Chicago!

I'll be in the Windy City September 13-19 along with my best friend & sister Stefanie (see photos for her picture). We will be attending Riot Fest & a Cubs game while there & are open to any suggestions of places to eat, drink, dance, skate & see!

I travel with a pair of beautiful Moxi rollerskates, making it a personal goal of mine to skate in every place I venture to. With the exception of Norway (bad weather) & Morocco (cultural differences), I have been pretty successful in doing so! I have also dabbled a bit in roller derby & am gaining more experience at the skate parks. I am always looking for people to skate with & new places to roll!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience cities I visit through a locals perspective: the culture, the history, the bars, the beer, the food-especially the food! I like going off the tourist trail and finding the authenticity of a new place.

***once I get my own place I plan on hosting as well but that may be a while.***

Interests

Rollerskating, roller derby, writing, reading, trying new foods & craft beers, learning about the history of places I visit.
Finding the diviest bars wherever I travel (Stefanie. But that's why she's the best), collecting vinyls, cats, marvel comics

• cats
• writing
• traveling
• reading books
• craft beer
• roller skating
• meeting new people
• roller derby
• vinyls
• trying new foods
• dive bars

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to all types of music & am open to learning about new artists. I'm super keen on old time rock n roll like Elvis & Johnny Cash, love Fleetwood Mac & The Rolling Stones too. Punk, some 90's music.... I can go on forever!

All genres of films interest me... The movie trailer has to catch my attention.

I enjoy reading old books and the occasional best seller. Favorite author/poet Dante Alighieri. Favorite writer Alan Ball.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ruby:
Scuba diving in the Canary Islands
Jumped off a cliff in Hvar into the Adriatic
Oktoberfest 2016 (dress the part, trust me it's totally worth the experience!)
Rollerskated along the Berlin Wall
Seen the most inspiring sunset in Prague
Rented a car & drove through the Bosnian mountains for 2 days!
Surfing in Ericeira, Portugal

Stefanie:
Have been on The Price is Right & won an electric scooter!
Saved a dogs life after they got hit by a car
Flew halfway around the world to have drinks with my sister at Oktoberfest!
Visited Amsterdam & fell in love with the city
Currently working on opening my own business (game changer!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am fluent in English & Spanish; if anyone is looking to brush up on their language skills, I am your gal.
I like to eat so cooking is something i enjoy doing as well.
I can teach others how to rollerskate & I also have mad management skills & am pretty good at math.
I can share many adventurous stories with my hosts & am always open to learning about different cultures.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Many adventurous stories from our life & travels, we can cook some pretty tasty meals too! We're great listeners & enjoy talking about life and other stuff. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, Mexico, Spain, United States