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Overview

  • 13 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English, Spanish; learning Arabic (Egypt)
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Writer, world nomad
  • UNC-Chapel Hill 2011
  • From Buffalo, NY
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

I'm originally from the US, lived in New York City and worked in the corporate world for a few years, then quit that job for one that let me travel everywhere from Nigeria to Mongolia to Guyana and back. Now I'm currently on a 13 month solo trip around the world, starting in Singapore and ending in Sweden (well, technically at home after I attend the Burning Man festival in August 2016!!). I'm a freelance writer, blogger, and life coach who helps other people my age change their careers, quit their jobs, find their dream jobs, travel the world, face their spiritual realities, and incorporate tiny bits of philosophy for better everyday living. Check out my blog at www.lifebefore30.com.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing always becomes my favorite memory of any country where I've been blessed enough to host or be hosted.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CouchSurfing Experience:

March 2011:
* Bi Ray in Hualian, Taiwan
* Xiao Yanjing in Taipei, Taiwan
* Peng-Chou in Taipei, Taiwan
* Jimin in Seoul, South Korea

May 2011:
* Lucila in Montevideo, Uruguay
* Roman in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

June 2011:
* Fede in Córdoba, Argentina

July 2011:
* Augusto in Arequipa, Peru
* Sylvio in Paracas, Peru
* David in Lima, Peru

March 2013:
* Madrid
* Barcelona

Interests

Blogging, writing, traveling, meditation, yoga, dance, learning new languages, being a world citizen becoming a better person each and every day

  • horses
  • writing
  • festivals
  • full moon party
  • dancing
  • tango
  • yoga
  • coach
  • meditation
  • partying
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • blogging
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • freelancing
  • languages
  • hitchhiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Surfing in Bali, riding horses at the pyramids at night, watching the sunrise over Angkor Wat, riding motorbikes in Vietnam, clubbing in Tokyo, sleeping on the Great Wall of China, riding through the desert with Bedouins in Jordan, hiking 62km in the Peruvian Andes, learning to tango in Argentina, climbing Machu Picchu, hitch-hiking across Laos and Burma, spending 10 days in silent meditation in India, dancing at the Full Moon Party in Thailand, meeting the Presidents of Mongolia, Paraguay, Peru, and Guyana, going dune-bashing in Qatar

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Paraguay, Qatar, South Africa, United States

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