CURRENT MISSION

to make new friends :-)

ABOUT ME

I am a very outgoing person and love meeting new people. Traveling is my #1 passion and I always love a good adventure. I grew up in a small town suburb of Kansas City, Missouri and feel like I got the best of both big city and small town life. Within the first 4 years of my life I lived in 3 different states and in Germany because my father was in the army and although the US Midwest will always be home, Europe has stolen a piece of my heart that I think I will never get back and will continually pull me back to it's warm embrace. I have so far lived 4.5 of my 24 years in Europe spread between Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, and Estonia.

PHILOSOPHY

"The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or "good", but simply to be radiant. i desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage, and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. i wish to be simple, clean in body, unaffected-as ready to say "I do not know", if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality- to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.

I wish others to live their lives, too- up to their highest, fullest, and best. To that end i pray that i may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If i can help people, i'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if i can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant- to radiate life."----A Prayer by Elbert Hubbard

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My couch and time is here for the taking if you would like it. I always try to make whatever shelter I have available to others because I have couchsurfed with so many AMAZING people that will forever be a part of me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

surfed in:
Minneapolis, MN
Thunder Bay, Canada
Sofia, Bulgaria
London, England
Istanbul, Turkey
Tallinn, Estonia
Stockholm, Sweden
Riga, Latvia
Frankfurt, Germany
Valladolid, Spain
Brussels, Belgium
Brugge, Belgium
Parnu, Estonia
Tartu, Estonia
Duluth, Minnesota
Hosted: Have hosted one guy, Mike from the US on his way back home from India. Unfortunately it is difficult to get people to come to my locations because, well, Lincoln, NE is where my home university is and my roommates didn't like it. My other home is Oak Grove, MO and is 30 minutes away from KC so anyone who is passing through typically goes to KC, but they don't know what they are missing out on! Then I lived in a dormitory in Tartu, Estonia but now i'm living in Bloomington so come visit me! Mall of America is only 2 miles away! :P

Interests

spelunking, hiking, watching movies, shopping, driving, flying, my family and friends, cooking, reading, religion, cultures, dancing, crafts.

• dancing
• cooking
• crafts
• flying
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• spelunking
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I like many different things. I really don't like dirty rap music or heavy rock but other than that anything works. I also really enjoy reading. However, American Country music holds a special place in my heart!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sat in St. Peter's square at sunset and watched the lights come on. It was magical!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Spanish and music. I play the oboe, sax, and flute.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share travel stories and good company.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Spain, United States

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