CURRENT MISSION

to take full advantage of my young age and become as educated, cultured, and experienced as I can to better spend my time in this world

ABOUT ME

I'm a double major in international business and spanish at UT Austin, and I have a real passion for traveling.
I've been lucky enough to meet my fair share of international people in Austin, so I've developed great relationships with people all over the world. However, I always love meeting new people and learning about different cultures.
In a nutshell, I love to draw and paint, play and watch soccer, read, write, drink coffee from every country, be in the sun, run, and scuba dive.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe you only have one life to live, so you should make the most of every opportunity presented to you as well as create opportunities for yourself rather than waiting around for life to come to you. I'm a work hard, play hard type of person. You create your own destiny, so make it a good one. Experience everything, the good, the bad, and figure out what you love. Life is all about decisions, and if you play it safe, you will never know what's out there.

"Life is composed of a series of coincidences over which we have no control. However, once we are presented with such coincidences, we face choices...and these make all the difference." - John Perkins

Drink cheap beer out of a nice glass or red wine out of a box, keep some balance in your life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Became friends with a random traveler, as you do, who got me involved and so far so good!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a couple times and met up with a few travelers. I'm traveling for the next year so won't be able to host, but I love that couchsurfing is also a place to give advice and insight. I've loved telling everyone the ins and outs of Austin.. and appreciate advice about cities I'm going to visit.

Interests

Traveling, art, soccer, culture, politics, environmental causes, being out in the sun, peanut M&Ms, mario kart, festivals, hiking, scuba diving, swimming, partying
I like people, and I'm up for almost anything, even if just to say I've done it.
I always feel like I'll regret if I don't try something, but I'll never regret going for it.

• arts
• culture
• festivals
• causes
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• running
• partying
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• scuba diving
• boxing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• swimming
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

I like lots of music, but a few favorites are Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, Ingrid Michaelson, Broken Bells...always open to something new though.

Guilty pleasures =
Books- Harry Potter, Confessions of an Economic Hitman Catch 22, A People's History of the United States, Poisonwood Bible
TV/movies - Lost, Friends, Love Actually, The Office, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Boy Meets World, Pirates of the Caribbean

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The view of Vatican City and Rome from the top of St. Peters Basilica at the Vatican after climbing thousands of steps to the top including a pulling myself up with a rope because it was so steep.

The Floating Market in Thailand, eating lunch and buying things from people cooking and bargaining on passing boats. Just watching life in action, a life so different to mine, yet just raw culture and life.

Lastly, sitting on the edge of Pulpit Rock, Norway looking down to the water 2000 ft below and breathing in the crisp air. Feeling weightless and like nothing else mattered.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm willing to be taught just about anything. I'm an open minded person, and I like to teach others to be a bit more open minded as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States