CURRENT MISSION

Travel, read, learn, surround myself with passionate people and seek happiness!

ABOUT ME

A few random thoughts:

I went straight from college to teaching English in Japan for two years. Now I've moved back to the States and feel energized to see what will happen in my future. :)

I have some terrific friends and three amazing younger sisters. Family and friends are very important to me.

I'm a dreamer at heart but my mind is a complete realist. Sometimes there's a bit of tension between the two. :)

<<<--I should clarify my languages a bit:
My Spanish was intermediate but I think I'm losing it in Japan.

My Japanese is improving but I'm not sure I can say I'm at an intermediate level yet.

I like languages and want to get better at all of them!

PHILOSOPHY

"Unbeing dead isn't being alive" - E.E. Cummings

Interests

Good conversation, making friends, traveling, playing tennis, ceramics, reading, finding new amazing restaurants, going to beaches, learning something new

• reading
• traveling
• pottery
• hiking
• tennis
• languages
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing things that I've done so far include:
- Hiking all the way down the Grand Canyon, spending the night, and then making my way up and out!
- Being at Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration
- Hiking to and finding Hawaii's elusive green beach
- Lived in Japan for two years

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States