CURRENT MISSION
To experience as much of this world as possible before my time has expired.

ABOUT ME
I enjoy outdoor activities a great deal. If it involves water, count me in. I also like hiking and traveling (especially if that traveling will take me to see a Pearl Jam concert). I have, on occasion, been seen in a museum or a theater taking in a play or a musical as well. You just never know where my interest might take me on any given day.

PHILPSOPHY
Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success.--Buddha

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I guess my first CS experiences have been unsanctioned since I have only officially gotten my account going this summer (2014). It always seems no matter where we go on vacation we always wind up finding someone's couch to crash on or spare bedroom to crash in. It is such a great experience and a great way to know the locals and how locals really live. When you are locked off in a hotel room you don't really get the true experience of the town. My hometown is very small and not really an exciting place to visit but hopefully I will get the chance to return the favor to some CSers in the future. Come on to East Tennessee and experience what we have to offer!!!

Interests

I am interested in just about anything you have to talk about, except maybe quantum physics, that subject is so played out. No, seriously, I am willing to sit down with a nice cold beer and hash out any subject with you. I especially enjoy hearing other's tell of their experiences and travels and what their daily life is like where they live whether it be three states away or three countries away.

I am also an avid lover of cats. Some (my husband) might say it is an unnatural endearment, but I would have to disagree.

• cats
• theater
• concerts
• beer
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: My favorite band hands down is PEARL JAM No one even comes close to them but I have many "other" favorites. Band of Horses, Kings of Leon, The Avett Brothers, Bon Iver, The Cold War Kids, Eminem, Glen Hansard, Ben Howard, pretty much anything Jack White is involved with, Linkin Park, Lorde, The Lumineers, Metallica, Modest Mouse, Of Monsters and Men, Phoenix, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, System of a Down, the XX, Tool, TV on the Radio-- Gosh, that list got kind of long and I feel like I'm at the Grammys and I'm leaving someone out.

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, 8 Mile, Fight Club, Tombstone--I think these are my favorites because at any given time you can see them on some station on the television so I have been conditioned to believe they are good.

Books: I read a lot of young adult books because of my profession, but I do find time to read for myself as well. Some recent favorites are Slaughter House Five and Under the Banner of Heaven. I am a fan of most things Stephen King and I find Bill Bryson a pretty funny character.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States