CURRENT MISSION

Go.

ABOUT ME

I used to live in Austin and I miss it a lot. Now I'm in Houston. I love my neighborhood and my apartment, but it doesn't really compare to Austin for outdoors or music. I love being outside, being active. I work at a school, so I have good chunks of time for traveling and road trips.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I go to meetups when I can. Whenever someone starts talking about travel plans I encourage them to look into couchsurfing. I have good intentions for hosting, but don't have the right apartment for it just yet.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

An old friend of mine was/is a pretty active couchsurfer, and I met some couchsurfers in Portland through him. We also couchsurfed in Boise and Salt Lake City on the drive back to Austin. I decided to join because I wanted to get more involved, and have since met up with couchsurfers in London and Bangkok, and done some roadtrip surfing.

Interests

roller derby. trying new beers. horses. surfing. backpacking. knitting. poetry. riding bikes. piano. exploring.

• horses
• poetry
• beer
• yoga
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• piano
• outdoor activities
• equestrian
• backpacking
• surfing
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Books- Vonnegut, Kingsolver, Ishiguro, Atwood. I'll give most books a chance. I like reading poetry and short stories (I was pretty impressed by the couple of David Foster Wallace stories I read this summer).

Music- Josh Ritter, Townes Van Zandt, The Mountain Goats, X, The Kills, Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Of Montreal, Sam Cooke, Johnny Cash

Movies- Amelie, Donnie Darko, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Right now, though, I'd take The Office or 30 Rock over most movies. Also love Weeds, Dexter, and Arrested Development.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw a black bear and a humpback whale up close, petted a tiger, and tubed through the jungle in Thailand. I went to India with my grandmother and her sister, Margaret, and saw their childhood home-- and the tree next to it, where Margaret shot a leopard.

Teach, Learn, Share

Knitting, yoga, and horseback riding (although I cannot provide the horses, sadly).

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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