I was born in St. Petersburg, FL, but grew up most of my life in West Virginia. I am definitely a West Virginian. People say I do have an accent. I love mountains. I am attached to the land and the house I grew up in. That being said, I think travel is very important and essential to learning about yourself and your place in this diverse world. I think life is about trying to figure it out: figuring out who you are, what your purpose is, why we are here. I'm not sure if anyone ever does fully figure all these things out, but then, life would not be as interesting. So, I am just a young woman trying to figure it out and realizing that there is so much I do not yet know.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I discovered Couch Surfing before my older sister and I went on a month long road trip across the country, East to West and back again. Although I haven't utilized CS much after that, I love the philosophy and community of couch surfing and hope to have many more CS experiences in the future. I <3 meeting new people and going new places.

Interests

I like hot baths, coffee, exercise, swimming in the ocean, walking in the woods, reading, organizing, decluttering, learning new languages, reducing, reusing, and recycling, discussing and contemplating reality, life, our purpose, eating new foods, eating food in general, loving Penny (my beautiful cat), minimalism, global living.

• animals
• books
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• meditation
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• minimalism
• swimming
• mountains
• environmentalism
• lifting weights
• environmental protection
• animals rights

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: 60s and 70s folk music (Neil Young, America, Jim Croce, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, James Taylor), Etta James, Nina Simone, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, 2pac, Jewel, R&B

Movies: The King's Speech, The Aviator, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Benny and Joon, Vicky Christina Barcelona, The Lord of the Rings, For Love of the Game, About Time, Woody Allen films

Books: Ines of My Soul - Isabel Allende, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami, I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith, Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace - Tolstoy, The Diary of Anais Nin Vol. 1 - Anais Nin, James Herriot books, All Harry Potters - JK Rowling, all Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Very Good, Jeeves - PG Wodehouse

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to the Integratron in Landers, CA and got a sound bath inside the dome!

Teach, Learn, Share

Japanese has three forms of writing they use together: Hiragana, katakana, and kanji.

Use products that are good for you inside and out.

All of your belongings that you never use are not serving anybody and are just taking up space in your head and in your home, distracting you from what really matters.

Any reading suggestions welcome! novels, sustainability, minimalism, self-growth

What I Can Share with Hosts

Healthy good foods, open conversation, tidy

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States