CURRENT MISSION

Add to the beauty.

ABOUT ME

People energize me. One of my favorite things is discovering a new friend. I want to go to every country in the world before I die. I play violin, piano, guitar (a little), mandolin (even less, but learning), sing, and I can randomly remember songs that I haven't heard since I was three years old. My faith in God defines who I am, and makes life worth living. I have a weakness coffee and tea. I love my job, but I want to go far away.

PHILOSOPHY

"there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Most of my couch surfing has been un-official. Living in Chicago for several years my housemates and I had a constant flow of strangers and friends sleeping on our couches. My sister and I had the privilege of experiencing the fantastic hospitality of the CS community in Europe during a 2-month adventure. Now that we have our own place we having a blast sharing some of the couch surfing love.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My sister and I surfed in London, Dublin, Paris, Malta and Sicily. We met wonderful people and made great memories! Our lives were enriched.

Interests

Music, adventures, cooking, exploring nature, relaxing, reading, talking, making art, knowing God, making new friends, meeting new people, climbing mountains, triathlon-ing....

• arts
• singing
• beauty
• cooking
• coffee
• triathlon
• reading
• painting
• music
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• surfing
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Jane Austen, John Steinbeck, C.S. Lewis, Fyodor
Dostoevsky, almost any classic literature, Kite Runner....

Movies: Any Jane Austen based film, Gladiator, Once, Blood Diamond, Crash, While you were Sleeping, Life is Beautiful, any Alfred Hitchcock, anything with Jimmy Stewart(except his later films), Fiddler on the Roof, Little Women, Transformers, Little Miss Sunshine, When Harry Met Sally, Love Actually.....

TV shows (When I do watch, I shamelessly indulge in the following): House, The Office, Friends, Chopped, Millionaire Matchmaker (yup), Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife.

Music: Colbie Caillat, Ingrid Michaelsen, Kate Rusby, Denison Whitmer, Nickel Creek, Iron & Wine, Ohbijou, Kate Nash, Snow Patrol, Deathcab For Cutie, Carla Bruni, Josh Garrels, Brandi Carlile, The Swell Season, Olivia Ruiz, Michael Buble, Ella Fitzgerald, Lisa Hannigan, classical music, Motown music, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles....the list goes on and on and on....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skinny dipping....in several places.

Teach, Learn, Share

We love cooking, and if you have us in your home we would gladly contribute to a meal, or bake you some yummy sweets.

Our parents are artists, so art runs in our blood, whether it comes out in a song, a painting, or a photograph. We want to share what we know and learn more from you! We like to share music, and we want to learn music of different cultures as well. Let's make art together!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States