CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy my life to the fullest! Travel, eat, study other cultures. Would love to teach and learn as much as possible about the world. You only have one life, do something with it!

ABOUT ME

Hello I'm Jess!!!! I am a very energetic, creative, fun, free spirited person to be around! Born and raised in New Jersey, USA (25 minutes from NYC) but love to travel as much as possible. Although, I've had many great experiences traveling, I haven't traveled enough, or nearly as much as I would like to! Trying to change that! Here is some information about me:

Currently I am a part time tour guide for an Australian tour company, and looking into getting more tour guide jobs! While I'm home I waitress and most recently got into video editing. I like to edit videos of my travel and festival experiences!

I love going to concerts, festivals, clubs: All types of music from rock & roll, indie folk, techno, deep house, house, trap anything!! Most of my travel experiences include a trip to large festivals around the world.

I really enjoy warm weather, art, music, sports, hiking, running, lifting, museums, clubs, anything with a beach. I love to go out an have fun as much as possible!! If I'm not working, I hang out with my friends and family.

I come from a very loving and supportive family who means everything to me and has taught me everything it means to be a respectful, caring, hardworking person. Would love to make new friends from around the world and have as many connections as possible in this wonderful world that we live in!!

If you'd like to get a better feel for the type of person I am check out my videos on youtube, my pictures on instagram, and my quotes and pictures on pinterest below!

http://www.youtube.com/jessAKApoots
http://www.instagram.com/jess_aka_poots
http://www.pinterest.com/jessAKApoots

PHILOSOPHY

"Be yourself. Everyone else is taken."

"You make your reputation by being honest and unmerciful."

“Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.”

"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer."

"Dreams don't work, unless you do."

"You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That's the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For now I mostly just surf. The reason being is I live at home with my mother and sister. My family is great and I'm sure my mom might welcome to having visitors stay, although this is not a definite answer. Please don't hesitate to ask because I do have a lot of friends with their own apartments as well! Also, if you are unable to stay at my home, I would be willing to meet up with you and show you around my area (I'm about 25 minutes from NYC). Also willing to meet up with travelers in other locations if I'm on vacation in the States or other countries!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch surfed in Brisbane, Australia and had a wonderful experience. Looking forward to more surfing experiences!

Interests

Travel, music, festivals/concerts, museums, food, hiking, sports, beaches, art, fitness, camping, astrology.

• arts
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• fitness
• running
• clubbing
• boating
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• skydiving
• sports
• languages
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Alice in Wonderland, Fight Club, Go Ask Alice, The Secret Language of Birthdays/Relationships/Destiny, The Notebook, The Hunger Games.

Music: I am a huge fest head and music enthusiast. I listen to EVERYTHING and love to see live music and shows as much as possible! Here are a few examples that include some favorites and everywhere in between: Dave Matthews Band, Kaskade, The Roots, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Deadmau5, The Beatles, Porter Robinson, Above & Beyond, R3hab, Notorious BIG, M83, Saves the Day, Madeon, Tiesto, AC/DC, Steve Miller Band, Bob Marley, Lissie, Bingo Players, Nero, Drake, Blink-182, As Tall As Lions, Florence & the Machine, Tegan & Sara, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Feist, Elton John, Mindless Self Indulgence, Her Space Holiday, Dr.Dre, Eminem, Sublime, Anthony Attalla, Chus& Cebellos, Carl Cox.

Movies: Almost Famous, Star Wars, Back to the Future, Goodfellas, Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, My Cousin Vinnie, The Princess Bride, The Hangover, Blow, Toy Story, Wall-e, Finding Nemo, Shrek, Dirty Dancing, Tron, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Goonies, Super Troopers. Anything with a good plot, story, or makes me laugh. Not a fan of horror or violence.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked Australia on my own. 7 cities in one month :)
Skydiving DeLand, FL
Backpacking 23 miles in three days on the Appalachian Trail
Traveling around China
All the islands and beaches I've traveled to.
DecoWalk Hostel in Miami, FL
Traveling in an RV with six other friends for a week.
Living on a hostel boat in Ghent, Belgium
Tomorrowland Festival-One World Uniting
Camping in Ibiza Spain

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Cooking, Dancing, Creating, Music! :)

Learn: Anything, knowledge is power! Languages would be nice, although this has been a big weakness of mine.

Share: Sharing means caring :) :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, China, France, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States