CURRENT MISSION

To live passionately and meet as many people as possible because to live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else!

ABOUT ME

If you mix up the letters in Emily's you get Smiley. I like going on adventures. I can't snap. I wish I could whistle better. I like picking the glue off the top of the bottle. I don't eat the "last bite" of things, even if I am the only person eating. I love living and serving in God's grace. I like cheesy gordita crunches, and the fact that you can get them at 2am. I despise apathy. My favorite color is turquoise, but usually I can't spell it right. Sometimes I am terribly indecisive. I have laugh/smile marks on me cheeks. I sneeze in threes and burp in twos, and I don't shower daily. I can whistle on a piece of grass and fold my tongue. rhyming. spontaneity. creativity. orange juice with chocolate cake. alliteration. dark chocolate. knitting. recycling. peace signs. hippies. scarfs. piedmont park. watermelon blow pops. unturned rocks. bubble gum. tostitos with a hint of lime. playing in the rain. pop rocks. camping. hiking. finding unexplained fences in the woods. food fights. frolicathons. fire. skinny dipping. reading. running. streaking. laughing until my stomach hurts.and people that make that happen. perpetual motion fascinates me and so do most peoples personalities. thrift stores. jewelry. cowboy boots. sunglasses. cheap shoes. My newest life ambition is to eat bananas as cool as Baloo and Mowgli do on the Jungle Book. I want to leave a mark on everything and make a difference in others lives. Someday, I want to have lots of kids and live in a house with a wrap-around porch. I love my friends and family alot.

PHILOSOPHY

"In the entire history of the universe, let alone in your own history, there has never been another day just like today, and there will never be another just like it again. Today is the point to which all your yesterdays have been leading since the hour of your birth. It is the point from which all your tomorrows will proceed until the hour of your death. If you were aware of how precious today is, you could hardly live through it. Unless you are aware of how precious it is, you can hardly be said to be living at all.”

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am living abroad for a year in Birmingham, England. I'm working at a campus ministry and doing my classes online. In May I will return to living in Atlanta, Ga and attending Georgia Institute of Technology.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed around England and really enjoyed my time with the people I've met while doing so.

Interests

music. people. photos. god. drinking juice[crangrape]. mispronouncing words. frolicing. camping. looking at the sky. climbing on roofs. playing cards. being a hippie. playing outside. books. family and friends. meeting new people. bubbles and sprinkles. laughing. walking in other peoples shoes and sometimes not returning them afterward. climbing trees. smiling at nice cashiers. taco bell. never stop being a kid. playing in the sunlight. hanging out with my large and amazing family. attempting good posture. waffle house. using the imagination. cooking.

• books
• coloring
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• running
• walking
• drinking
• thrifting
• technology
• reading
• knitting
• music
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music. Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Neil Young, Death Cab for Cutie, Janice Joplin and Big Brother Holding Company, Brandi Carlile, Jason Mraz, Donovan, David Crosby, Blink 182, Old Crow Medicine Show, David Bowie, Perpetual Groove, Rilo Kiley, Of Montreal, Simon and Garfunkal, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Guns n' Roses, Edie Brickell, Boston, Kansas, Chicago, Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull, Ok Go, Eric Clapton, Cream, Butch Walker, Jimi Hendrix, Phantom Planet, Vitamin C, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Styx, Paramore, Sugarcult, The Who, Guess Who, Cartel, The Doors, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dashboard Confessional, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sum 41, CCR, Heart, Queen, Blondie, Yellow Card, The Shins, Shakira, Oasis, Steve Miller Band, Aerosmith, Joe Walsh, Hellogoodbye, Black Sabbath, AudioSlave, Buffalo Springfield, The Clash, Don Mclean, Coldplay, Third Eye Blind, AC/DC, REM, +44.

Books: Kurt Vonnegut. On the Road. Catcher in the Rye. Blue Like Jazz. Walden, Henry David Thoreau. Frederick Buechner. Rascal. CS Lewis. Bible. Walk two Moons. Fahrenheit 451. To Kill a Mockingbird. Dr. Seuss books...because I like rhyming and alliteration. always Beatrix Potter.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States