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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Danish, French, Spanish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Realtor, Lounge Singer & Pianist, Travel Writer
  • *High School graduate from North Carolina. *Three years...
  • From Atlantic Beach, North Carolina is where I was born and raised for 20 years... But Vancouver, British Columbia has been my home for almost 9 years now.
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About Me

I am currently traveling Europe alone and are planning to keep going for as long as I can. Back home I was an award winning Realtor, Lounge Singer & Pianist & a Travel Writer (which I still am). I am outgoing, friendly and I have a passion for living life to the fullest! I am very open minded and a "what you see is what you get" type of person. I really enjoy meeting new people. I believe every person you meet has something to teach you.

I have three passports: American, Canadian and Danish.

* I AM ALLERGIC TO CATS & RABBITS. *

*Don't Smoke.*

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have heard amazing things from my friends and family who have tried it. Once I am settled again in a new place I'd like to return the favour and good karma.

I've been told that most people who host couch surfing are just simply good people who open their homes to travellers and love meeting new people.

Also, I will be incorporating this into my travel writing.

Interests

Music, travel, BIG TIME FOODIE, hiking, yoga, surfing, American football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball (I play all of these sports), meeting new people, cooking, and well, I love Scotch. :) Meditation is something I have been really enjoying these last four years.

  • cats
  • rabbits
  • writing
  • singing
  • design
  • interior design
  • dining
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • sports
  • baseball
  • basketball
  • american football
  • soccer
  • volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

I literally love all kinds of music including alternative, rock, indie, country, metal, classical, jazz, soft rock, pop, house and some techno. I believe that music is the soundtrack to our lives. I always have music with me.

My reading is all over the map. Currently I am reading books about backpacking, travel writing and learning others languages. I have read several books on quantum physics and the studies of the power of the mind. I have also read many financial and investment books. I loves reading books that involve other cultures or tell an amazing story that gets me hooked right away, biography style or fiction.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling alone as a female for over two months has taught me so many things! Several people told me not to travel alone but I faced my fears and theirs and did it anyways. I'm proud to say I did. :)

I have hike some beautiful places in Scotland and Ireland. Seeing the cliffs of Moher and Giants Causeway specifically was stunning.

I have volunteered in overseas missions programs to help children in impoverished areas of the Caribbean. I have hiked 4 hours up large mud slides to reach villages in Costa Rica with supplies.

I climbed Mount Truax, a large mountain in British Columbia, Canada, which took several days and had everything on my back. That was intense!

I was top 3% out of 16,000 Realtors back in Vancouver and was one of the youngest to do so.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you how to harmonise when you sing, some basic piano, how to cook some yummy dishes, drive a stick shift with either hand with literally any size vehicle, the rules/how to play several sports and How To market, sell or negotiate the price on a home.

I would love to learn how to more dishes unique to your country, how to play the guitar or percussion instruments and speak your language!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to cook a yummy meal for you if you're into eating delicious food.

I have had some Interior Design \ Staging training and would love to help give you some tips on spicing it up in your home if your interested, simply using the things you already have. This I am good at. It's helped me sell 100's of homes!

I am very good with children and am the oldest of 6 kids and an 'auntie' several times over. I could certainly watch your children for you if you needed to get some things done. I love children and babies!

I am clean and quiet and will be very respectful of your home.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Netherlands, Scotland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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