CURRENT MISSION

Take an international trip this year and keep up the NOLA spirit

ABOUT ME

Like many on this site, I have the travel bug and hit the road whenever I'm able. Stateside--a goal is to visit all 50 states by the time I'm 50. Abroad--2 more continents to go. Of course my interests are more than just my travels and too various to name; it just depends on what captures my curiosity at the time.

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re: couch requests, take a very quick glance at my profile and mention something you think we might have in common. I realize we won't always have the luxury of time when sending out couch requests while we're traveling but it's a small gesture. To me, CS is not just about a free place to crash for the night...

PHILOSOPHY

There are no accidents in life.
Don't judge a book by it's covers.
I can always sleep when I'm dead.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, chauffering, coffee, drink, meal.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The experiences I've had thus far, both surfing and hosting, have been awesome. The warmth and generosity of all the hosts who open their homes to a virtual stranger is heartwarming. I read on someone's profile that CSers are friends you haven't met yet. I've found this to be consistently true. Even better are some of the lifelong friends I've made. Each of them brightens whatever part of the world they're currently living. As if I need any more reason to travel. ha.

Interests

visited 40 states (80%)Create your own visited map of The United States or Amsterdam travel guide for Android

visited 13 states (5.77%)

Music, Eastern medicine, meditation, hiking, museums, travel, meeting new people, trying different ethnic foods, volunteering and so much more. The list is long but the list of things I still want to try/learn is even longer.

• books
• coffee
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• medicine
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Muse, Black Keys, U2, Arctic Monkeys, Vance Joy, Smashing Pumpkins, Peter Gabriel, The Smiths, Placebo, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Silversun Pickups, Green Day, Feist, MGMT, Stereophonics, Garbage, Cat Power, Tori Amos, Mika, Rage Against the Machine, JJ72, Social Distortion, CHVRCHES... the list is extremely long and varied.

movies: the lives of others, hero, LOTR, american beauty, memento, amelie, run lola run, kill bill, the incredibles etc.

books: phillip pullman's his darkness materials, to kill a mockingbird

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Antarctica. Baby penguins. Humpback whales swimming right under our zodiac. Polar plunge.

Getting soaked at Iguazu Falls, Argentina.

Watching a baby calf being born on a farm.

Completing a 10-day silent meditation retreat.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a little something about most things so hope we can share our knowledge or our experiences with each other.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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