My husband, Ben Thomas, and I recently put our careers on hold to travel the world for awhile. We are pursuing freelance opportunities in writing and photography while on the road, but we're mostly just traveling and trying to take in the culture of whichever spot we happen to be. We're living the nomad lifestyle for the moment!

I don't really consider myself a writer yet, but I'm working on it. My parents and friends have been telling me since I was a kid that I should be a writer, and maybe traveling around the world will be a good enough story to write down.

You can read about some of our adventures on our website: www.wildimagining.com

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

We love to meet locals in every place we go. I consider couchsurfing a great way to get to know the locals' way of life and become part of the community for a short time. I am really eager to learn as much as I can about a place and getting to know the locals is the best way to do that!

兴趣

I love hiking, photography, animals, trying coffee in new places, listening to live music, and reading. I have had a lifelong love affair with reading and can usually be found with my nose in a book--curling up with a book and a cup of coffee is my favorite possible way to spend an afternoon.

• animals
• culture
• writing
• books
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• freelancing

音乐、电影和书籍

My first favorite book was "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens because I was a huge nerd when I was a kid :)

Here are some of my favorites now:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
"A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
The poetry of E.E. Cummings
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

Here are some of my favorite bands:
The Beatles
Bon Iver
Ray Lamontagne
Josh Ritter
Robyn
Taylor Swift is a huge guilty pleasure but I refuse to apologize for my tastes ;)

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

We road-tripped around Iceland, driving the circumference of the whole country in eight days. It was absolutely beautiful and we can't wait to go back!

教，学，和分享

Somehow my philosophy always comes back to the same few quotes by E.E. Cummings:

"I imagine that yes is the only living thing."

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

"I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance."

I'm working on all of the above.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

We are more than willing to help out around the house, especially if you need help caring for animals. We're really curious to learn about your lives and your community!

我游览过的国家

Canada, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United States

我居住过的国家

England, United States