CURRENT MISSION

Loving life.

ABOUT ME

With a love for everything ocean, I have followed my passion for teaching and the fair seas to some amazing places and adventures. I'll be travelling in New Zealand and Australia for the next couple months and am hoping to meet some new friends along the way.

PHILOSOPHY

Do what you love and the rest will follow. I think everyone is shaped by their experiences and by the people they meet- so I try to challenge myself and others to try new things and make the most of this life. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to CouchSurfing but am no stranger to couch-surfing in my travels. One of my favorite travel stories starts with striking up a conversation with a guy on a plane, who invited me to stay with his family for the night and ends with some amazing karoake with a 10-year old.

Interests

Pretty much all ocean-related activities: SCUBA diving, free diving, sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, swimming, underwater basket weaving (actually never done that but have always wanted to try underwater pumpkin-carving?). I like to travel, adventure, explore, hike, visit museums, dance like no one is watching (but salsa dance like some one is), listen to music, read good books (and occaisionally bad ones). 

• books
• dancing
• cocktails
• partying
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• windsurfing
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• swimming
• biology
• teaching
• marine science
• science

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are so many amazing things in this world! One character trait I hope I never lose is the ability to be awe-struck by even the most mundane things in life. But i have experienced some incredible moments- choosing one: summitting Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a teacher by trade and am passionate about what I teach (marine biology, sailing, SCUBA diving)- so I challenge you NOT to learn something by being around me. I geek out from time to time on marine science stuff- so you'll probably learn at least an interesting tidbit to bring up at cocktail parties.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tanzania, Thailand, Turks and Caicos Islands, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, British