I'm a 20-something who moved to Switzerland from the USA about 3 years ago. I've worked in several different professions (medical assistant, personal aid counselor, nanny, aupair, teacher, teaching assistant, etc.). I love to learn, travel and read. I play a handful of instruments in my free time and I've never done karaoke...*embarrasedface*

I work as a Teaching Assistant at an International Bilingual school in Switzerland and am currently studying Theology and Farming.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling, but prefer either camping, airbnb-ing or couchsurfing because of the contact to people (both international and local). It is also great to be able to glean travel tips from hosts!

Interests

I love to have real conversations with people. Small talk is good, but really, lets sit down with some wine or beer and talk about life. Also...
reading
studying
interior decorating
gardening
writing
long-distance running
singing
hiking
camping
ice hockey
painting
american football
sleeping

• writing
• singing
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• running
• gardening
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• karaoke
• hiking
• camping
• american football
• soccer
• hockey
• divinity
• teaching
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
The Carpenters
Abel Korzeniowski
Rend Collective
The Chieftans
Linsday Stirling
Thomas Newman

MOVIES
500 days of summer
Les Miserables
Jane Austen films
The Duchess

BOOKS
anything by Gene Stratton-Porter
anything by Louise Maud Montgomery
Cheaper by the Dozen
most books by Mary Higgins Clark
and let's not forget HARRY POTTER

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've slept under a tarp in below freezing weather...after hiking for hours in the Northern Minnesota woods during full moon.

Plus I live in Switzerland...that's pretty much amazing!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Healthy cooking skills, Swiss chocolate, musical entertainment, paintings (watercolor mostly), and if you need some brightening up in your life, I'll buy you some cheery flowers :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States