CURRENT MISSION

To contribute to the betterment of the world!

ABOUT ME

Intrinsic motivation is the key to everything in life!

PHILOSOPHY

My Top Five Governing Values:
1. Living According to My Beliefs
2. A Capacity to Give and Receive Love
3. Close and Loyal Friends
4. Freedom to Travel
5. The Pursuit of Knowledge, Truth, & Understanding

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I value openness and honesty and advocate for global and cross-cultural exchanges among people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met some great people through CouchSurfing, hosted a few times, but haven't yet utilized it for myself...maybe sometime soon!

Interests

Living Simple, Meeting New People, Travelling, Hiking, History, Movies, The Olympics, Running, Soccer, Skiing, NCAA Sports, The Ohio State Buckeyes, Thunderstorms, Stargazing, Deep Conversations

• running
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• skiing
• sports
• soccer
• olympics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, LA Confidential, Cassablanca, Black Hawk Down, Shakespeare in Love, Seabiscuit, Inception, The Usual Suspects, Dead Poets Society, We're No Angels, Life is Beautiful, The Fall, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Music: Musical Theatre, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Harry Chapin...but I'll listen to (and probably enjoy) just about anything

Books: Harry Potter, The Dark Tower Series, Lord of the Rings, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Hunger Games, The Scarlet Ibis, The Giving Tree, Where the Wild Things Are

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-I Studied Abroad in Australia and was able to travel through New Zealand. I hiked over Mount Tongariro and spent the night in the best town I've ever been to, Taupo, New Zealand!
-I worked on Semester at Sea during the Fall 2013 Voyage. It was an incredible experience traveling to 16 countries, seeing amazing sites, and meeting wonderful people!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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