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Overview

  • 20 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • No languages listed
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Mental Health Counselor
  • Kean University/ UMDNJ
  • From Scotch Plains, NJ, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To learn as much as I can about people; how they live, what they love to do, and what makes them who they are. I just want to dive deep into as many different cultures as I can and become one with them so I can understand better about humankind.

ABOUT ME

I'm a very down to earth pure-hearted person who loves to have fun and enjoy life. I love to learn as much as I can about everything. I have a passion to learn about people and also a deep passion to help others. I get satisfaction out of it. I also love to laugh a lot and make others smile. One day I hope to have my own independent practice of helping mentally ill people recover back to living normal lives. I love traveling and I hope to visit more countries then my age before I die. I'm the type of traveler who hates resorts... I want to be where no tourists have gone before and be apart of everywhere I go. I'm not afraid of anything and I love taking chances for the opportunity of learning and experiencing as much as I can of this strange world we live in. I have my bachelors in Psychology and Psychiatric Rehabilitation and am currently studying for my masters in Social work. I LOVE helping others regain hope and build better lives for themselves.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a festival! Come and join it! I also believe that every day we live and breath is a blessing from above and we should live our lives like it is a song to our maker, giving to others and helping along the way. One should take in all he can before he leaves this place that he is just passing through. I think life is a test and its the ones who persevere and remain strong and pure-hearted till the end are the ones who win the race. I'm a Christian and I follow the faith with all my heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As of right now I cannot offer my couch. I'm so sorry, I live with my parents.... however I am willing to meet up with any traveler and show them around DC!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed 4 times by wonderfyl hosts.... twice in kenya, once in england, and once in spain... each time was a unique and amazing experience of the humbleness and kindness that can be found through this awesome community of people!!

Interests

I like writing; any type of writing- poems, philosophy writing, stories. I like anything adventurous, anything that gets my blood pumping. I love nature; camping, hiking, fishing, going to the beach, boating. I love traveling and exploring new places ofcourse ;) I also enjoy listening to music and ofcourse dancing to it. I also love meeting new people and having interesting conversations. I also love spirituality and staying in touch with my spiritual side.

  • writing
  • poetry
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • boating
  • traveling
  • music
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • psychology
  • social work
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- anything deep. I also love romance, drama, adventure, and especially love Indian movies! Music- anything that has a good beat, and deep lyrics. I hate anything corrupted or shallow. Books- anything that I can learn from or makes me think alot, or takes me on a journey. Also especially the Bible- greatest book ever written by an unseen hand... written over a thousand years by about 40 different people from all over the world yet it flows as one story from the beginning of the creation to the prediction of the end times. They say BIBLE stands for Basic Instructions Before Life Ends!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled around the world on a ship.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to share my way of life-- that helping others is the best satisfaction you can find in life. I would like to learn other philosophies people have.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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