I have a deep and sincere appreciation for beauty, and love of life :)

I am a 22-year-old Penn State senior majoring in Journalism and minoring in International Studies and Agricultural Communications. I studied abroad at University of Limerick in Ireland last spring, and have had a passion and love for international travel ever since!

I'm a really flexible, fun-loving, spontaneous person, and am excited to embark on these journeys around Europe. :) My siblings, best friends, and dogs are my favorites, as well as beaches, photos, chocolate milk, Bailey's and exotic mixed drinks, flowers, great smiles and dimples, airplanes, food, etc. etc., and making friends :)

I have moved about six times, but have always lived in Pennsylvania. My family has dairy cows, so I've spent most of my life on/around farms, and have a genuine passion and love for all things agriculture. I am also very passionate about writing/editing/reporting, and am spending the summer combining these passions with an awesome internship with a local agricultural newspaper, and am jazzed about that.

"One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

After spending a semester abroad in Ireland, I know what it's like to want to go everywhere and see and do everything.. I like that CouchSurfing allows you to do so in a fun and interesting manner, and without having to go broke in the process ;) :)

Interests

(Obviously) traveling ;) ..
Talking to everyone/ meeting new people..
Living spontaneously, and making the most of this wonderful life :) ..
Playing and watching sports (especially soccer/futbol)..
Writing..
Photography..
Laughing/smiling..
Exploring..
Reading..
Drawing/painting/trying to be crafty..
Spending time with my friends, family, and three dogs, and being involved with my family's dairy cows

• dogs
• writing
• photography
• beauty
• dining
• chocolate
• drinking
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• watching sports
• painting
• drawing
• sports
• soccer
• agriculture
• communications
• journalism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music --
Basically all country; also Daughtry; Ed Sheeran; Colbie Caillat; Taylor Swift; Hillsong; Jeremy Camp; other Christian, rock, rap, hip hop, R&B, alternative, etc.

Movies -- (I'm a huge movie fan, so there are very many)
The Shawshank Redemption, This is Where I Leave You, Good Will Hunting, Fried Green Tomatoes, the Holiday, Wedding Crashers, Eight Seconds, Sweet Home Alabama, Eat Pray Love, the Hunger Games, Inception, God's Not Dead, Green Street Hooligans, Easy A, the Notebook, Shutter Island, and PS. I Love You are a few

TV Shows (I spend almost no time watching television, but tend to binge watch Netflix when I can) --
How I Met Your Mother, Friends, Suits, Modern Family, New Girl, One Tree Hill, Sons of Anarchy, Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, Orange is the New Black

Books --
the Great Gatsby, Between Georgia, Pretense, the Amethyst Heart, Moonlight on the Millpond, Sophie's Heart, Anne of Green Gables, the Bible, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I flew a passenger plane a few years ago with my oldest sister, which was a pretty incredible experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm always up for an adventure, like to find the beauty in everything and everyone, and feel so blessed to be able to lead the life I live, and to have the opportunity to travel and meet so many amazing people :)

"In the end, it's not the years in your life, but the life in your years, that count."

"You've got to take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you've got, and remember what you had. Always forgive, but never forget. Learn from mistakes, but never regret."

What I Can Share with Hosts

An appreciation for beauty, a general love of life, and any and all fun facts you may desire about things such as: America, farming, Penn State, and anything else I may know about? :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States