CURRENT MISSION

"To explore the unknown and the familiar, distant and near, and to record in detail with the eyes of a child..."

ABOUT ME

19. A spirited soul studying journalism, international studies and Spanish at UNC-Chapel Hill. I collect black and white Fotofolio postcards of famous stars and like to decorate my backpack with patches and buttons from all of my favorite experiences. I throughly enjoy music and film. I write for the Daily Tar Heel and enjoy researching. I wish I could speak more languages. I plan to travel the world.

PHILOSOPHY

"The very basic core of man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences."
-Chris McCandless

I think you can learn a lot by experiencing and by making a few mistakes along the way. I think it is important to keep an open mind in everything you do as well as be strong in your beliefs. And that life is meant to be a challenging and rewarding adventure.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

exploring the world and experiencing new culture; being open to meeting others who share the same passion for travel and diversity. I'll be living in Chapel Hill/Carrboro when I return for my Eurotrip, and I would love for you to come to my beautiful college town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

couchsurfed in Paris, couldn't have been a better experience:)

Interests

Stuff White People Like, Music, Photography, Summer, Ice cream, Jaywalking, Brunch, Indie films, YMCA, Pop Culture, Politics, Yoga, Burt's Bees, Journalism, Volunteering, Collages, Dancing, Do it yourself, Nighttime, Thunderstorms, Left-handedness, Poetry, Barnes & Noble, Costa Rica, Panera, Rolling Stone, Agendas, Nature, Travel, Laughter, Inside jokes, iTunes, Concerts, A Softer World, Dr Pepper, Nonsense, Bare Feet, Autumn, Colors, City Life, Road trips, Adventure game, Coffee, Piercings, Tattoos, Henna, Procrastination, Hammocks, Memories, Bonfires, Relationships, Journals, Vintage, Love

• culture
• poetry
• photography
• tattoos
• piercings
• concerts
• dancing
• coffee
• yoga
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• zip-line
• swimming
• journalism
• languages
• volunteering
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a music critic of sorts, so the list is ENDLESS, local and national. Here's just a taste...

Alexi Murdoch, The Beach Boys, An Horse, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire,Arctic Monkeys, Asobi Seksu, Badly Drawn Boy, The Beast,The Beatles, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five, Lonnie Walker, Cassis Orange, Lost in the Trees, Bloc Party, Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, Bowerbirds, Cat Stevens, Coconut Records, Coldplay, Counting Crows, The Cranberries, The Cribs, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Eddie Vedder, ESSER, Fleet Foxes, Fleetwood Mac, Franz Ferdinand, Goo Goo Dolls, Grizzly Bear, Guster, Gym Class Heroes, Imogen Heap, JJ,Kaiser Chiefs,The Killers, Kings Of Leon, The Kooks, Kooley High, Local Natives, Muse, Nick Drake, Nirvana, No Doubt,Oasis, Passion Pit, Pedro the Lion, Phantom Planet, Phoenix, The Postal Service, Radiohead, Ray Lamontagne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rooney, Ryan Adams, Sigur Rós, Simon & Garfunkel, Spoon, St. Vincent, The Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Temper Trap, Third Eye Blind, U2, Vampire Weekend, The White Stripes, The xx, Yeah Yeah Yeahs,Max Indian, The Love Language, Veelee, Bright Young Things, Luego, Red Collar, Mandolin Orange

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming in a waterfall in La Fortuna, Costa Rica and zip lining 600 ft in the air above a Costa Rican rain forest

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States