CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy the power and beauty of my youth

ABOUT ME

I am an introvert but I love meeting new people. I am really laid back and optimistic. I am a huge nerd. I like wandering around the city, being around growing things and large bodies of water, watching movies, quoting movies, singing (not well), talking in accents, listening to accents, meeting new people, exploring, reading, listening to music, thinking and learning more about God, and talking about all these things. I spend far too much time online, but time we enjoy wasting is not wasted.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life for the glory of God, and fail constantly. But His grace is sufficient for me.

All homo sapiens are people before they are anything else.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I sometimes host people but if you want to stay with me please see my roommate's profile https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/rachelpeterson

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting has been great.

Interests

God
Music
Nature
People
Theatre
Travel
Literature
Movies
Humor
Psychology
Sociology
Social Justice
People First language
Theology
Biology
Ecology
Super Hero Movies
Exploring
The Human Experience
Decreasing World Suck
Banjos
Bears (the animal, although the football team is alright too)
Chicago

• animals
• fish
• literature
• singing
• beauty
• cooking
• vegetarian
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• fishing
• soccer
• biology
• divinity
• ecology
• psychology
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: LOTR, Star Wars, Hamlet 2, The Princess Bride, The Sound of Music, Juno, Midnight in Paris, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,

Music: Sufjan Stevens, Paper Route, Mumford and Sons, The Avett Brothers, Jack's Mannequin, Queen, Frightened Rabbit, Regina Spektor, Florence and the Machine, Hank Green, Oldies, Classic Rock, Classical, 90's Alt

Books: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Jane Eyre, Harry Potter, John Green books, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had some fish eat the dead skin off my feet at a cafe in South Korea. It tickled. A lot.

Teach, Learn, Share

I feel like a novice in most areas but here are some things I'm pretty good at/knowledgeable about:
Vegetarian Cooking
Green Living
English Grammar
How to navigate Chicago

Countries I’ve Visited

Greece, Mexico, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States