CURRENT MISSION

Explore DC

ABOUT ME

I just recently graduated college and moved to DC to work and explore a new city. I absolutely love to travel, meet new people, explore different cultures and learn languages. I have been very fortunate to travel a lot in my life from the time I was a child and I really feel that traveling has shaped who I am today.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to live my life in awe of the world around me. I never want to take anything for granted or turn down a new experience. Live life like a tourist - open eyed and up for anything!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am up for showing people around DC, getting coffee or beers, checking out the monuments, neighborhoods, museums, etc. In the future I would like to host people to stay, but I don't currently have the space to do so. Also, I look forward to couch surfing, myself!

Interests

Bicycling, swimming, hiking, yoga, field hockey, speaking Spanish, learning languages, exploring cultures, dancing, movies, books, music music music, beer, bourbon, food, cooking, going out, building community, family, friends, and new things.

• books
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• hockey
• swimming
• field hockey
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

The Wizard of Oz, Bottle Rocket and Wes Anderson films, Taxi Driver and Martin Scorsese films, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Animal House, Caddyshack, Black Swan, The Shining and Stanley Kubric films, Gone With the Wind, Hoop Dreams, documentaries...
Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, The Clash, Talking Heads, Blondie, Billie Holiday, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Hank Williams, Little Richard, The Beatles, Elvis, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, MIA, A Tribe Called Quest, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pixies, Ramones, Lady Gaga, Neutral Milk Hotel, B52's, Skatalites, Jimmy Cliff, Junior Murvin, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Mytals, Madonna, TLC, Aalyiah...
Little Big, 100 Years of Solitude, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, Life of Pi, Bound for Glory, The Grapes of Wrath, Bridget Jones's Diary, Beloved, The House of the Spirits...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During a teaching internship in Costa Rica in 2006, I spent a weekend climbing Cerro Chirripo. It was an incredible journey that involved climbing 11 miles straight up the mountain and overcoming altitude sickness. It was amazing to be above the clouds at about 13,000 feet!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English or Spanish, cooking Southern/American food, or about commuter biking and bike touring.
I would love to learn the guitar!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Ecuador, Germany, Nicaragua, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, United States