CURRENT MISSION

Gaining employment with these historical low oil prices; gardening; traveling.

PHILOSOPHY

Make it count.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am rarely home and often visiting family, friends, and new places. When I eventually settle in my own space, I would love to host travelers, but for now I have to depend on the hospitality of others while I move around.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Friends back home in Pennsylvania were couchsurfing hosts and I really enjoyed the community aspect of bringing someone into your home and showing them around town, or simply providing them with a comfortable place to sleep.

My boyfriend and I host AirBnB guests in New Orleans and it provides a similar feeling of community.

Interests

When I'm not working I like to visit friends and family spread out around the country, and stay in national and state parks along the way. I enjoy hiking, kayaking, road-tripping, snorkeling, museums, brew pubs, and any other local attractions available wherever I may be.

• cooking
• recipes
• pub crawls
• gardening
• traveling
• karaoke
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• snorkeling
• engineering
• geology
• science
• parks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Road a motorbike from Thakhek, Laos to Kong Lor Cave, where we were boated though the cave system, then drove the bike down to Savannakhet. There, my campanion and I were caught in a flash flood at the beginning of the rainy season in Phou Xang He National Bio-Diversity Conservation Area, and took shelter while we ate our dehydrated goat-meat bracelets. Later that night, we went to a Casino in town popular with the Thai tourists, and then had noodles at a nearby Karaoke Bar. I would have sang, but they only had one song in English by Brittany Spears and I didn't know it.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a Master of Science in an Engineering field and a Bachelor of Science in Geology, but what I truly enjoy learning about lies in the realms of horticulture, mycology, and botany. I can cook, and love learning new recipes from friends around the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Northern Ireland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States