ABOUT ME

I'm a pretty easy going person, extremely curious and adventurous and I love to do new things and meet new people. I have a dry sense of humor, I love to joke around. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats...but I really wish I had some sheep, a monkey, and maybe a donkey, but my roommate has threatened to leave me if I acquire anymore furry inhabitants. I grew up on a farm so I love the country, the outdoors and all kinds of animals and reptiles. I studied social work, am now pursuing a masters in teaching. I truly believe in the power of human connection with each other and the environment. I also believe strongly in promoting social and economic justice and doing what you can to enhance the quality of life for yourself and those around you. I love to hang out, go on exciting and dangerous adventures, love to curl up with books, dogs and friends, hike around cities and mountains, drink good beer, wear boots and pretend I'm a pirate..and I love lasagna.

PHILOSOPHY

"Learn humility and equality from poverty; and love from your woes."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I traveled to Peru the community of CSers there kidnaped me and stockholm syndrome made me fall in love with them and CSing. My connections with them and this community brought me into the many lives and homes of others when I traveled on to other places and returned home. I love the ethics and principals of this organization and being apart of it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Every single CSing experience I've had has been amazing, It's communities like this that keep people feeling alive and connected.

Interests

Traveling, turtles, Lighting Bugs, Science, Sociology,social work, teaching, philosophy, Ecology, History, Small Motorcycles, Redwood trees,Cameras,Central & South America,German Shepards, Tea, Chocolate, Plants, Camping, hiking,live music, National Geographic, movies, burts bees, sewing, knitting, scrapbooking, photography, other arts n crafts, canoeing, laughing, daydreaming, good beer, guns and cigarettes, and various other things that change from day to day...oh, and I love to play scrabble.

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• fish
• reptiles
• arts
• books
• photography
• environment
• ethics
• chocolate
• beer
• drinking
• crafts
• motorcycles
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• scrapbooking
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• ecology
• history
• science
• social work
• sociology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

This list is by no means complete but here's the gist:

MUSIC: Adele, Nina Simone ,Jack Johnson,Ben Harper,The Black Keys,Miles Davis,Erykah Badu,Bob Dylan,Gogol Bordello,Corey Harris,Bach,Mozart,Beethoven,Old Crow Medicine Show,John Lee Hooker,White Stripes,Widespread Panic,Ani DiFranco,Tori Amos,Hackensaw Boys,Johnny Cash,Eminem, Snoop Dog,Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Marley, Kings of Leon, Rolling Stones, Widespread Panic, Phish, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, you get the idea

BOOKS: Anything by Chuck Palahniuk, Eckhart Tolle, The Road Less Traveled, Ishmael, One flew over the coocoos nest, The Glass Castle, Three little words, love memoirs, Nickel and Dimed, The hunger games,

MOVIES: Zombieland, The Parking Lot Movie, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Fight Club, Resident Evil, Harold and Maude, The Cove, Alice in Wonderland, Shrek, Avatar, Seven Pounds, Magnolia, Anything by the Coen Brothers and Quinten Tarantino.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing things I've seen, hmm..I saw a wild snake gulp down a wild fish ..in the wild...that was awesome, and in that same area of the Appalachians two wild bears ran past me as i crapped my pants. I also climbed to the top of Huayna Picchu and that was truely amazing. Semuc Champey is the best place in Guatemala. I've also seen more live music shows than I can count and I made it through college by the grace of god.

Teach, Learn, Share

I really believe in the exchange in this CS thing. I love to meet new people and catch glimpses of their perspectives and how they experience life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Guatemala, Peru, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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