I’m a plant-based vegan activist with a deep love for dancing, art, live music, foraging, cooking, hiking, yoga, thrifting & flea markets, and outdoor adventures. Whether it’s exploring vibrant city life or grounding myself in nature, I thrive on balance, meaningful connections, and discovering the beauty in every place.

As a plant-based vegan, I prioritize organic, fresh fruits and vegetables over processed foods. Don’t get me wrong—I love a good treat, but I’m all about fueling my body with nutrient-rich foods that align with my health and values. I’m also fascinated by how nutrition and mushrooms impact the body on a neuroscientific level, influencing everything from mood to focus to healing.

One of my favorite travel experiences was hiking with a local guide, learning about the local wild mushrooms and their medicinal uses. Moments like these—where food, nature, and cultural exchange intersect—are why I love connecting with others while traveling.

Travel Preferences:
• I prefer staying with vegan/vegetarian hosts or those open to trying plant-based meals while I’m visiting. I’d love to share a meal or cook together!
• Bonus points if you have a house-trained dog—I miss my fur babies terribly
• I’m passionate about cultural exchanges through holistic/spiritual healings-cleansing, food, music, history, and traditions. If you’re a history enthusiast, I’d love to learn about your city, state, or country.

What I’m Looking For:
I’m here to foster community, explore new places, and share meaningful experiences—not for dating or romance. If you’re passionate about food, environmentalism, the ocean-snorkeling, sailing, holistic healing, history, or outdoor adventures, we’ll connect beautifully.

A Few Fun Details:
I believe food, music, and dancing are universal languages that bring people together, no matter where they’re from. I’m also that person who’d trade shoes with you if you were getting a blister—I care deeply about reciprocity and connection.

Let’s exchange stories, share our cultures, and create unforgettable memories through kindness, curiosity, and community.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience the city through the eyes of a local
Try authentic local dishes that can be made vegan
See secret places or do things you wouldn't normally get to as a typical tourist
Get awesome local recommendations, make new friends, learn and explore more cultures.
Connect with other fellow ocean enthusiasts to snorkel or sail with
I would love to find a host that can show me their local vegan/vegetarian countries dishes, go biking with me or possibly let me borrow their bike or show me where I can rent one to explore their city, show/tell me their popular dance places, bath houses/natural thermal springs, share their knowledge of foraging their local area along some cool hiking spots.
I once had a radio host that even included me and brought me with them to their line of work for a couple hours. It was such a fun and great way to experience things you wouldn't normally think of and to learn new things.

Interests

Finding the local vegan cuisine, the local secret spots, seeing the eyes from a local, dancing, and exploring different cultures well-being spas or thermal hot springs.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Indie, Rock, Punk, Metal, Grunge, Classical, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Groove funk, House, Techno, Pop, Hip hop, Salsa/Bachata classics, Crystal Sound Bowls.
Spotify says I listened to 44 genres this past year..so I’d say I’m pretty diverse to all genres except country.

Movies: Foreign films, anything Tarantino or Wes Anderson

Books: Historical fiction, poetry, Biographies, self-help/awareness, reference
I also love any neuro podcasts.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydive at high elevation with an amazing ocean view
Hiked an amazing amount of gorgeous waterfalls in Iceland and tasted the most delicious water from them
Hike the Black Forest in Germany
Hike La Bufa in Guanajuato
Hike Angels Landing at Mt Zion in winter
Hike Bright Angel rim to almost river but had to turn around due to weather in Grand Canyon
Went on a night boat ride in Venezia and found a local Italian speakeasy
Was on a radio show in Mexico
Be a voice for the ocean and save marine wild life
Rode in the 2022 Distinguished Gentlemans motorcycle ride fundraiser for men’s physical and mental health

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach 🧠: I can teach ways to treat yourself holistically through natural remedies/pressure points, nutrition, breathing exercises, essential oils, yoga and great ways to workout at home or outside
Share 👐🏽: New music, vegetarian/vegan cooking, nutrition/body/skin tips, tricks, information. Doesn’t matter if you just started being veggie or vegan, or have been around the block or maybe got off and on a few times. You are making a difference just by starting. Just let me know how you think I can help assist you in your journey.
Learn 👩‍🏫: I love learning new things anything and everything! I love trying new things too. I specifically would love to learn more creative vegan dishes from around the world and other ways cultures holistically treat themselves. 🌱💗
I would love to know the local secret spas or ways locals relieve their stress holistically. Would love to learn more Acro style yoga and Aerial Yoga, so if you are familiar with that, I'd definitely be interested in learning from you!
I also love to know more from other travelers! Their favorite water resistant, warmest, chic cool pieces and then also happen to be lightweight. Packing tips/tricks; if you come across something new and improving that's helped you on your journeys whether its clothes, charging things, camera/computer gear, packing gear, whatever -I’d like to know! I would also love to know more about tech/finance related things. I would love to know more about cryptocurrency; understanding and investing. Creating/managing a website and financial investments. I’d love your recommendations on the best ways to explore while still making a passive income.
If you have knowledge/experience of: home construction, energy efficient tax breaks on home improvements, solar panels, plumbing, electricity, landscaping/plant master grower; wood crafting, let’s chat!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A wealth of knowledge about holistic health/remedies, nutrition, overall wellbeing, yoga/pilates, veggie/vegan cooking recipes/tips, cleanliness, respectfulness of house rules, and organization help.

I enjoy amazing hosts by recreating with them some of their favorite dishes but making it plant based. 👩🏼‍🍳

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States