CURRENT MISSION
Shine my light as bright as I can sharing peace, love, and happiness with everyone.
Living/working in China, helping children learn English, and learning a whole lot from them as well! I'm also learning Chinese language and culture while being amused at all the gawking I receive. :P

ABOUT ME
I'm a relaxed, open-minded, happy person who loves to learn languages, travel, read, listen to music, and meeting new people. I am an extremely positive and optimistic person who attempts to see all situations from various points of view. I love to help others any way I am able to. I try to live in the moment and not worry about anything as much as possible. :)

PHILOSOPHY

I believe everything happens for a reason and everyone deserves to be truly happy. If I can share my happiness and optimism with others and even brighten their day just a little with a smile or a hug then awesome!! I believe I'm here to remind others to be happy and that happiness exists even in the darkest of situations, there's always a silver lining even if we can't quite see it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've met people through this site who are very kind and shown me around and/or been travel companions! I would like to stay with someone through this and later on when I have my own place I'd like to host as well. ^_^

Interests

Languages, travel, nature, laughing/smiling, meeting new people, yoga, meditating, reading, listening to music, field hockey, horses, helping others, fighting for what I believe in.

• horses
• culture
• yoga
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• hockey
• field hockey
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Everything from Jack Johnson, Nickelback, Teddy Geiger, Garth Brooks, to Don Omar, Olga Tanon, Reik, Sin Bandera, Sys Bjerre, S.H.E., Cafe Tacuba, Leslie Garcia, Axel, Michael Buble, and beyond!

Movies: Boondock Saints, Dirty Dancing Havana Nights, A Walk to Remember, Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Dr Who, Amorres Perros, Machuca, Punto y Raya, etc.

Books: Shock Doctrine, Celestine Prophecy, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Alquimista, Eragon, Secret Garden, and many many others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking in Machu Picchu, hiking through the Amazon in Venezuela, camping in the Gran Sabana in Venezuela and flying over the Angel Falls.(which I hope to go back and hike to the bottom of at some point.)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English and share about my experiences thus far in traveling around the world ^_^ I'd love to learn as much as I can about other cultures and languages!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language, culture, and dispelling some stereotypes with any luck haha.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Panama

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Czech Republic, Mexico, Peru, United States, Venezuela