CURRENT MISSION

Passion for life.

ABOUT ME

I am a simple, yet mindful person, always in search of new challenges and adventure.

I grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio with my three wild little sisters. During high school, my family hosted three yearlong AFS students from Turkey, France, and Japan. I studied at Miami University and majored in Environmental Science and Botany. I spent 4 summers as an intern for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History doing research and mapping for their Natural Areas Department. After graduation, I came back to Cleveland and spent 3 amazing years chatting about life w/ my Grandma over tea and vodka martinis. In my free time, I work with www.surgicalfire.org counseling burn survivors and encouraging health care facilities to improve patient safety protocols. I also coached soccer for Shaker Youth Soccer Association. I recently moved to New Bern, North Carolina! Currently, I am working as the Neuse Riverkeeper at the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation.

UPDATE: We are currently sailing across the Pacific Ocean, Panama to Australia, and will be unable to host for the next 4 months. I look forward to meeting fun surfers from the South Pacific during our trip! Here is a link to Brian's profile: https://www.couchsurfing.org/people/kananumpua/

PHILOSOPHY

"When you are happy for no reason, you bring happiness to your outer experiences rather than trying to extract happiness from them. You don't need to manipulate the world around you to try to make yourself happy. You live from happiness rather than for happiness." - Marci Shimoff

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met some great people hosting/surfing/bopping around my various communities. Made some super awesome local Cleveland friends at the 2012 and 2013 Cleveland Couchcrash.

Interests

Outdoors, Summer, Sailing, Wine, Sunsets, Navy blue, Bread, Local produce, Dancing on coffee tables, Running, Triathlons, Soccer, Softball, Basil, Coffee, Biking, Tea, Lemonade, Renewable energy, Lighthouses, Hiking, Crocs, and Porch sitting!

• dancing
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• running
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• sailing
• soccer
• softball
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

National Geographic, The Outermost House (Henry Beston)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching the loons dive at sunrise on Stoney Lake.

Teach, Learn, Share

Love local food and growing my own veggies. Any tips are most appreciated!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Mexico, Niue, Panama, Saint Lucia, Tonga, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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