CURRENT MISSION

Keep learning.

ABOUT ME

I'm a midwestern girl from southern Indiana. Graduated in 2011 from Indiana University with a BSPA in Nonprofit Management, and I now work for a small, youth-serving nonprofit.

I'm serious about a lot of things (good food, youth development) but I'm always up for a laugh and a good time! I'll show you around my town if you'll show me around yours.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Newport, RI - surfed during the Newport Folk Festival (x2)
Evansville, IN - hosted a sweet couple at my parents' home
Toronto, Canada - surfed for two nights

Interests

food (baking/cooking/growing real food), youth development, NGO work, travel, languages, music, soccer, reading, location independence, coffee, bagels, instant film

• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• soccer
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Bob Dylan, U2, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, Counting Crows, Christophe Maé, O.A.R., Eddie Vedder, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, Synthetic Elements, Big Bang (Korean Pop), Bob Marley & sons, Kid Rock, Reel Big Fish, Sublime, Bob Seger, Old Crow Medicine Show

Books:
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
Journal of a Solitude, May Sarton
Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner
East of Eden, John Steinbeck
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder

Movies:
Pride & Prejudice (BBC version), Ensemble, C'est Tout, Almost Famous, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, King Arthur, Marie Antoinette, Chocolat, Bridget Jones' Diary, School of Rock, Sherlock Holmes, Amélie, Out of Africa, Paris, J'taime, Braveheart, The Lives of Others, Le Fils de l'Épicier, Long Way Down, Young Guns, Young Guns 2, Downton Abbey, The West Wing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing Seoul at night spread out in 360 degrees from Seoul Tower with two new Korean friends.

Teach, Learn, Share

I cook! I write a mean letter. I know a bit about event planning, fundraising & managing for nonprofits.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, South Korea, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States