CURRENT MISSION

Move to China to teach English and learn some Mandarin! Been a minute since I've really gone through my profile and edited it, but the information is mostly the same. Come visit sometime!

ABOUT ME

I am a curious human looking to make friends in all sorts of situations and environments. My dream has always been to travel the world and to see and experience all it has to offer while learning languages all the way. Now that I have graduated university I hope to begin a long quest to learn the major languages of the world and to teach English. I am shy at first glance, but get me talking about something I love and I won't stop. I am curious, opinionated, open-minded and have a huge heart that I share with everyone I meet. I want to be your friend! You just have to get me talking. :)

PHILOSOPHY

"This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body."
-- Walt Whitman

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I first got really involved in Couchsurfing when I lived in Chile during college. I stayed with some people in a couple different places in South America and had some truly awesome experiences. Since then, I've used it mostly to find things to do in new cities or meetup a local for a drink or some sightseeing. Couchsurfing is a cool community and I've really enjoyed all of the people I've met so far.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CouchSurfing is such a worthwhile and amazing network. I have been so fortunate to meet and stay with beautiful people and hope to continue doing so.

Interests

Music, Camping, Being outside, Traveling to new places, Challenging myself, Meeting new people, Learning, Sitting in hammocks, Swimming and most water activities, Crafts, Languages,

• animals
• books
• drinking
• crafts
• traveling
• bouldering
• music
• guitar
• camping
• swimming
• languages
• sightseeing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most amazing things I've done was waking up at 2 o'clock in the morning to wait in line at the bottom entrance to Machu Picchu. I am not in the best of shape but I pushed through the most intense climb of my life (1,700 STEEP steps). And after arriving at the actual park around 6 or so in the morning, I then climbed up Wayna Picchu (a mountain at the back of the park), legs barely able to keep me up. But sitting on a boulder at the very top of Wayna Picchu and looking down at the ruins and the valleys around...I have never felt so proud and so full of energy ever before in my lifetime. I will NEVER forget conquering that mountain.

Teach, Learn, Share

I play a little bit of guitar and love to bake (cookies are my specialty). I am a jack of all trades kind of girl, meaning I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little. I'm thirsty for knowledge and am always ready to listen.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, China, France, Germany, Spain, United States

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