CURRENT MISSION

Cultivating a lively spirit and an active mind...

PHILOSOPHY

"... and if you ask me how I like my world, I like it sunny side up..."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I joined CouchSurfing.org a few years ago. I am hoping to help build the community by welcoming and hosting people who come to my city and by meeting other CSers when I am out traveling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I CouchSurfed for the first time many summers ago while traveling around Atlantic Canada with a friend of mine. We met some great people, shared entertaining stories, and had a lot of fun. I also hosted surfers when I lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota a few years ago. It was enjoyable to make new friends and host people that visited my city. Now that I am living in San Francisco, California, I am hoping to start hosting again!

Interests

swimming, biking, dancing, photography, the sunlight in the late afternoon, live music, yoga, making bead earrings, reading novels, playing board games, spending time in nature

• photography
• dancing
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music ~ Vance Joy, Fleetwood Mac, The Lumineers, poppy 80s music that you can dance to...

Movies/TV ~ Hidden Figures, Amelie, Chocolat, Moulin Rouge, Pride and Prejudice (BBC version), Anne of Green Gables, Ever After, Star Wars (the originals), Firefly, Downton Abbey, Sherlock, Superstore, Schitt's Creek

Books ~ Ender's Game, Bel Canto, The Alchemist, Harry Potter books, Dragonrider of Pern books, Brandon Sanderson books, various sci-fi/fantasy novels

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have climbed up and slid down a volcano. The climb up was grueling. There was so much loose rock and gravel on the trail, probably a layer four inches thick. For every three steps forward it seemed that I slipped back two steps. But, finally after a 45 minute hike, I reached the top of the volcano. The view from the summit awed me, and the patches of smoke and steam rising from the crater unnerved me a little, but coming down that volcano was the most thrilling thing ever! I stepped, heel first, and slid down five feet with each footfall. Forty-five minutes to ascend and two minutes to descend. What a rush!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English, how to swim, and how to make tater tot hot-dish (my favorite Minnesota meal).

I would love to learn new languages, share with people about their daily lives, and make new friends.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Mexico, United States