CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying the wild ride

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people, seeing new places, and relaxing with good wine or beer. I'm always looking for new adventure buddies here in Japan, so let me know if you're planning something!

My wonderful husband, Joe, has a couchsurfing page here: http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/mtizzy280

I've been blogging about traveling in and out of Japan here: http://konichiwaiwakuni.blogspot.com/

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the ones who treat you right, forget the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they only promised it would be WORTH it!"
---Anon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'd love to get more involved with CS here in Japan. I lived in Germany for about a year and loved meeting all the people who would come through Heidelberg, but there aren't as many people visiting Iwakuni. We have lots of interesting things to see around here!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love meeting people for the first time and sharing life stories! Couch surfing is like reading a great book, but the characters are real.

Interests

"I love PEOPLE and the PLANET, as long as they are not annoying."
---A very appropriate quote from my friend Kim

• writing
• books
• wine
• beer
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• music
• surfing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Four Brothers, 21 Grams, Before Sunrise, Brazil, Children of Men, Closer, Coyote Ugly, dot the i, Eastern Promises, Edward Scissorhands, Free Willy, Grease, Hocus Pocus, The Jackal, Kung Fu Hustle, Monsieur Ibrahim, Patch Adams, Pulp Fiction, Raising Arizona, Sin City, True Romance, V for Vendetta, White Men Can't Jump, Waking Life

Music:
Andrew W.K., Spoon, The Beastie Boys, Devo, The New Pornographers/AC Newman/Neko Case, Glen Campbell, The Beastie Boys, NOFX, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Live, The Kids of Widney High, Moby, Stereo Total, MC Chris, Anthrax, The Faint, Beck, Magnetic Fields, TV on the Radio, Ween, Peaches, My Morning Jacket, Captain Beefheart, Eef Barzelay, Be Your Own Pet, Metric, Tortoise M.I.A., etc...

Books:
Invisible Cities, Everything Is Illuminated, Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, Douglas Coupland, Douglas Adams, Vladimir Nabokov, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Bell Jar, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, The Mystery of Capital, D.H. Lawrence

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Europe was great. I was able to travel more than I ever had in my life, be surrounded by history, and meet amazing people.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a native English speaker and a technical writing major, so I can help you edit your papers :)

I'd also love to share my collection of music! It is vast and I can probably find something you'll like.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Japan, United States

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