CURRENT MISSION

To meet all the awesome walks of life this world has to offer. =)

ABOUT ME

I work in the camera department in the film industry in Los Angeles, CA but my family lives in little Midwest Ohio, so long trips home for Christmas are a must. I used to travel everywhere with my dogs, but they have both passed, so I'm always eager to stay places I might get to share with a dog or two. I swim, bike, run, kayak, rock climb, hike and camp (never enough though), scuba, sail, love to be outside and walking for hours, photographing/filming wildlife.

PHILOSOPHY

I certainly don't live life enough. I'd love to learn to fly a helicopter, and paraglide but honestly i just dont have the money! haha BUT, some of the finest things in life are free. I'd say I'm usually smiling =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to this, so I haven't participated much. But my goal is to keep my place open wherever i am.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My mom is a Russian/German teacher, so we got to go on a lot of trips to Russian, and Odessa and we always stayed with friends while we were there. I loved to see the different cultures and be imbedded in another lifestyle instead of just seeing a city superficially from a hotel window. Ever since those trips ive been addicted to traveling and meeting new people. I travel for work a lot and love to meet locals.

Interests

I love Ice Cream! Trying to sample all the best ice cream around the world haha!

• dogs
• wildlife
• documentaries
• film making
• running
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• scuba diving
• skiing
• swimming
• teaching
• conservation
• ultrarunning

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- Into the Wild, About Time, A Single Man, Luca, Lilo & Stitch, The Weather Man, Office Space
Shows - Scavenger's Reign, Avatar: Last Airbender, New Girl
Music- Paul Simon, R&B, Soul/Funk, AfroHouse, Hip Hop, oldies.
Books- Annihilation, Dandelion Wine, East of Eden, The Last American Man, Born to Run, Against Wind and Tide, Birds of a Lesser Paradise, The Prophet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Raised two dogs to be the best dogs there ever were =)
I've ran two Ultramarathons!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach any person to become a dog person. So try me =) For the most part, I just wanna learn. So what's your name, where are you from, do you like ice cream?

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've got a love for life that most people find admirable haha.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, India, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States