I want to fall in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met.

I'm a passionate about a lifestyle of traveling, meeting new people and learning new cultures. Born in California to Swiss parents, I have traveled all over the U.S. and parts of Europe. I spent most of my childhood growing up in two different countries. Other than my mother, the rest of my family resides in Switzerland. I attended school in America and spent summer vacations abroad. Now that my children have grown and gone, the desire to expand my travels and see the world are stronger than ever.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been a Couchsurfing member since 2011. As a flight attendant, I'm always on the go and often traveling for extended periods of time.

I decided to join CS to meet new people from across the world and learning their cultures. When I am not traveling I would love to host visitors to the United States.

Interests

Throughout my adult life (20-30s) I've been a workaholic and busy raising four children on my own. I was laid off twice by the same company in 2011 and decided it was time to make a change. I sold everything I owned and spent some time traveling locally. However, with two teenagers still in the nest at the time, this was quite difficult to maintain. We ended up settling back into a conventional lifestyle. Now that the kids are on their own, I'm making a second attempt at a life of international travel.

Learning, new challenges, meeting new people, embracing new experiences is what grabs my attention.

• flying
• traveling
• hiking
• whitewater rafting
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• languages
• historic sites
• food
• siteseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

It depends on my mood. My iPod has a ton of room on it that I need to fill up but current playlists consist of Beethoven compositions to System of a Down and everything in between.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving. The most unbelievable and amazing thing I have ever done. Besides for that, I driven a Formula 2000 race car for 7 laps around the track, drag raced Corvettes, been dumped in the 51-degree Colorado River after hitting a 6-foot hole and spent the past 20 years raising four kids by myself. All pretty amazing stuff, if you ask me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Not sure I'm a good teacher but I'm a great student. Great listener and love to learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I think I've shared everything about me in all the other profile categories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States