CURRENT MISSION

I have hit my goal of traveling to 30 countries by the time I turn 30. Now, I need to visit all the continents, 2 left! I usually volunteer somewhere when I travel. I am always looking to learn about new people and cultures!

ABOUT ME

All about me... While not traveling I love to host people at my house... dinner parties, themed parties, bbq, you name it! I enjoy chilling around and watching movies or trying new restaurants. While traveling I strive to learn about new cultures and customs, make new friends, and volunteer.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal quote is "Do not fear death, fear the unlived life". I take this to heart very much. We don't know how much time we have here on Earth, so why not go out and explore it :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I mainly participate by surfing... I live in a not so desirable place to visit. I live only 20 minutes outside of Portland, OR, so everyone wants to stay in the city!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I only get the opportunity to CouchSurf while I travel during my summer vacations... I work in special education back home, so I take the whole summer to travel and volunteer. I try to surf at least once per summer trip.

Interests

Sports, cooking, other cultures, volunteerism, movies, pop culture, photography, traveling, animals, dancing. I started a non-profit a few years back for travel and volunteerism. 2 Hands 7 Continents, www.2h7c.org

• animals
• culture
• photography
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• bbq
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• surfing
• sports
• teaching
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Paulo Coehlo, Jodi Picoult, Everything is Illuminated. I love all types of movies. I am not a huge fan of country music, but enjoy pretty much everything else.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's hard to narrow this one down... I would say canyoning in the Swiss Alps, or taking a horse ride at the Pyramids in Giza at sunset. I volunteered at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand for a month, where I was able to bath the elephants in the river every day. Now that was cool. I also recently dove the Blue Hole off the coast of Belize, 140 ft down!

Teach, Learn, Share

I work with special education kids... so I can teach patience!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My awesome travel stories and fun places to volunteer!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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