CURRENT MISSION

Live an abundant life and inspire others to do the same

ABOUT ME

Quirky woman following her dreams

PHILOSOPHY

Loving people just the way they are... that's no small thing. That's the whole thing. -Sara Groves

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm still trying to figure that out, but for now I'm telling all my friends about CS.com :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed for the first time March 2008

Interests

Laughing, Reading, Influencing Children aka "the future", Solving Problems, Igniting Hope, Singing, Latin dance, Dreaming up ideas for new tv shows, Developing Christ-like character, NPR

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Stevie Wonder, Juan Luis Guerra, Sara Groves, David Crowder Band, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Laura Pausini, Sixpence None the Richer, Old School Hip Hop, 90's Pop and R&B, 21:03, The Clark Sisters

TV Shows: The Office, Early seasons of Martin, HGTV, Mork and Mindy (just kidding)

Favorite Movies: Crooklyn, Little Miss Sunshine, The Last Dragon, Half Nelson, Menace II Society, Happy Feet, Fast Forward, Legend of Billie Jean

Books: The Westing Game, Non-fiction social science-y stuff, Most things written by Cornel West

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen two of my sisters give birth to my nieces :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Share: Interesting stories about growing up in a family with 8 kids, teaching 2nd grade in an urban public school, lessons learned on my faith journey

Learn: Other people's stories about finding meaning, purpose,and joy, new dance moves, great music that I've never heard before

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, France, Haiti, Iceland, India, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, Kenya, United States

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