CURRENT MISSION

Live gratefully and zestfully

ABOUT ME

My friends might tell you that I am cheerful, funny, lighthearted, adventurous, and, at times, irreverent. My family would say that I am kind, responsible, and hardworking. My students possibly would come up with goofy, energetic, and loving. But how would I describe myself? There is probably truth to all of the above, but in all honesty, it's a question I'm still trying to sort out. I guess that's why I love to travel. By putting myself in new situations with new people, I am better able to pinpoint that which I am, that which I'm not, and that which I'd like to become.

PHILOSOPHY

There is something to be learned from every situation in which I find myself and from every person who comes into my life. I try to be open to and grateful for these lessons, however big or small they may be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm brand new! But it looks like people have had great experiences with CS, and I'm excited to participate.

Interests

Music (playing and listening), Learning languages, Hiking, Trying new foods (and enjoying old ones), Educational policy, Reading, Ping Pong, Photography

• singing
• photography
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• swimming
• table tennis
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: Sons of the Never Wrong, Old 97s, Ryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Harper, Black Crowes, Bob Marley, Cake, Counting Crows, Dixie Chicks, Eric Hutchinson, Flogging Molly, G. Love, Joshua Kadison, OAR, REM, Van Morrison, Weezer, White Stripes, 90's hair bands

Favorite movies: Pieces of April, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Spellbound, Under the Tuscan Sun, Crash, Amores Perros, Anne of Green Gables

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Splashing with the bioluminescent dinoflagellates in Vieques, Puerto Rico; Kissing a giraffe in Nairobi, Kenya; Floating while sea lions and penguins swim past in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach someone to speak English or Spanish, play the flute or saxophone, put a spin on a ping-pong ball, or make a pinata.

I would like to learn to play the guitar, go back-country camping, speak as many languages as possible, drive a stick shift, scuba dive, and sing in harmony.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Slovakia, Spain, United States

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