CURRENT MISSION

Learn something from every person I meet
Laugh loudly
Live big

ABOUT ME

I grew up spending a majority of my time outside, in barns, with animals and the concrete jungle tends to bounce my energy away. More and more, I'm coming to realize that moving slowly and mindfully actually gets me ahead fastest. I need to take breaks from the city every few weeks.

PHILOSOPHY

Say yes when you can, listen carefully, breathe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to be able to meet people from around the world and hear their stories. Any person I stay with should know that his/her hospitality will be returned should he/she ever like to stay with me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's been very positive so far.

Interests

- YOGA! (teaching and practicing, I love trying all styles, energy exchange ok!)
- bicycling... fixie atm, but the great bike trails in FoCo might make me get a road bike
- running
- good food
- sharing coffee with a side of interesting conversation
- spending time outside
- exploring new places
- dancing, music

• animals
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• whitewater rafting
• scuba diving
• teaching
• tourism
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Where to start... it changes all the time.

I have trouble sitting through whole movies so often have to watch them in multiple sessions.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I know it says one, but this has become a bit of a memory record for myself, so if you'll excuse me....
Standing on a glacier in Canada, Banff Natl Park
Visiting cathedrals in England
Waterfall jumping in the Dominican Republic
Whitewater rafting in Costa Rica
Hiking mountains in Ecuador
Seeing carved rocks that are thousands of years old in Colombia
Giant Sequoias in CA, Yosemite Natl Park
SCUBA diving in Thailand, plus seeing wild elephants!
Hiking an ancient pilgrimage route (Kumano Kodo trail) on the Kii Peninsula, Japan
Taiwanese night markets
Traveling, practicing yoga in India for 2.5 months... I found where my heart belongs!
2.5 month Asia tour: Songkran in Thailand, Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, week meditation at a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar

Teach, Learn, Share

I learned how to interact with adults from training animals and being a preschool teacher. Patience and respect are really all you need.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll trade you a yoga class if you teach me something in return. I'm very tidy and will always clean up after myself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Scotland, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Japan, Thailand, United States

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