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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Teacher
  • Virginia Tech, Antioch University
  • From Virginia, USA
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Encouraging and supporting middle school curiosities! Aka teaching middle school science.

ABOUT ME

Brand new science teacher!

PHILOSOPHY

Some people are sad until you give them a reason to be happy, some are happy until you give them a reason to be sad.

I try to be the second kind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

still pretty new to couch surfing but so far so wonderful

Interests

I am easily amused so this could be a long list. Mostly I like to move - dance, run, swim, hike, bike. I like to explore new places and sit in familiar ones with friends. I like to read and eat and learn.

  • dancing
  • running
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • science

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

People amaze me every day.

Once though, when I was backpacking, I climbed a tree to avoid a heard of wild buffalo, that ran right under the tree.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A cozy room to yourself! Happy to have a couch to share to pay forward the generosity I've received from others in my travels.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Botswana, United States

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