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Overview

  • 17 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 29, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • Student/ Bartender
  • Temple University
  • From Seattle, WA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To have some adventures worth writing about

ABOUT ME

I am a journalism student at Temple University. I have just gone back to school after taking three years off to travel all around the world. It was the best time of my life!! I aspire to be a foreign correspondent, but in the meantime I bartend to pay the bills :) I love meeting new people and learning about different lifestyles and cultures. Travel is so dear to me heart and I love meeting fellow explorers and encouraging others to travel!

PHILOSOPHY

"Ever better." Work every day to become a little bit better version of you! Aim to be happy in your day to day actions instead of banking on future happiness; life is too short. Be kind to other creatures and the universe will be kind back. Don't establish too much of a routine because what fun is that? Give back. Work hard but take time to see the beauty in the simplest things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed so many times throughout the Americas, Europe, and Africa! I have met so many incredible people and made amazing friends in the process, and I have enjoyed exploring different cities with them. Now I look forward to hosting fellow travelers and encouraging them to see the world!

Interests

Travel, animals, people, journalism, learning, psychology, marketing, music, making the world a better place, learning, traveling, astrology, DJing, modeling, martial arts, exploring, laughing, writing, and movies.

  • animals
  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • beauty
  • coffee
  • modeling
  • drinking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • skydiving
  • martial arts
  • journalism
  • psychology
  • language exchange
  • bartending

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Hip-hop & electronic. I love going to shows and concerts!

Books: Shutter Island, The Alchemist, The Rum Diary, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Bell Jar, Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, The Kite Runner, da Vinci code, picture of Dorian grey, a clockwork orange, Fahrenheit 451, Stephen king, Edgar Allan Poe,

Movies: Action, thriller, horror, comedy, Documentaries

TV: How to Get Away with Murder, the Walking Dead, New Girl, House of Cards, The Office

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Skydiving!
- Rode a camel through and camped out in the Sahara Desert
-Riding a motorcycle at breakneck speed through the tiny streets of Rome
-Went on safari in Kenya
- Survived being stranded in the Peruvian mountains
- Intentionally missed my return flight to U.S. and moved to Europe
- Visited Chernobyl
-Visited the floating islands in Peru
- Bartended in Peru and Turkey
- Had Dinner with the CEO of Victoria's Secret
- DJ for a New York radio station
- Taught women's self defense classes

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: lots of budget travel and backpacking advice, English and writing skills, how to bartend,

Learn: I want to learn your language and about your culture! Offer to hone any music or art skills and I'll take that as well :)

Share: a drink, stories, laughter and a smile.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, France, Peru, United States

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