CURRENT MISSION

To live boldly, laugh often, experience new things as often as possible, and bring smiles to strangers' faces.

ABOUT ME

Vegan/barefoot runner/outdoor adventurer/health conscious/kitchen dweller/simple pleasure seeker

PHILOSOPHY

I always try to put myself in other people's shoes, rather than judging them.

I have a personal goal to always keep an element of whimsy in my life, and not waste my time overly-worrying about where life is going to take me next.

I want to always make people feel welcome and warm around me, just the way I'd like to feel around them.

"Dying for something is easy because it is associated with glory. Living for something is the hard thing. Living for something extends beyond fashion, glory, or recognition. We live for what we believe."
~ Donald Miller

"I stand for honestly, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated, and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values."
~ Ellen Degeneres.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love traveling and I love people. Mixed together, it's the perfect cocktail for happiness. ^.^

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have travelled all over the U.S. and parts of Canada, and have crashed on a couch or two, in my time. Mostly family friends or friends of friends, but I love meeting new people. :)

Interests

Hiking, camping, kayaking, yoga, books, board games, movies, cooking, traveling, writing ... livin' life

• writing
• books
• fashion
• cooking
• cocktails
• vegan
• yoga
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• adventure races

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: All sorts! Artsy, foreign, action, drama, fantasy, sci fi, oldies ... mostly, I just don't care for horror films -- unless they are old/cheesy ones -- those, I love

Music: There is very little music that I don't like, and I will be honest about it if I don't. Celtic folk music is my standby, but I enjoy rock, show tunes, jazz, steampunk, a touch of metal ... and just about anything else.

Book: Good Lord, don't get me started! I love classics, fantasy, sci fi, history, philosophy ... I could go on forever.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kayaked out to a remote location and hiked barefooted into the jungle in Kauai.
It was incredible. Ended up getting to eat lunch sitting below a gorgeous waterfall.

Teach, Learn, Share

Love the people around you and do something to make them feel valued.

Take care of your body -- it's the only one you've got, and, personally, I want it to have a long shelf life.

Always remember that your decisions and actions rarely affect just you. We're all connected, one way or another.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States