CURRENT MISSION

I want to experience the world with my own eyes, moving beyond pictures in a book.

ABOUT ME

I love people, meeting new friends and keeping the ones I have close. I'm outgoing, easy to talk to, spontaneous, and love to have a good time. I have recently realized how unique and desirable opportunities to travel are and I hope to spend the next few years of my life living in the unknown.

PHILOSOPHY

Optimism trumps all. If you truly believe every day is a gift, then it will be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love any opportunity to meet someone familiar with a place unfamiliar to me. New to CS, I hope to offer the same type of hospitality my hosts provided me!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In May of 2013, my friend and I backpacked through Europe where we met and stayed with several CS hosts. It was my first peak into the CS community and was such a wonderful way to see and experience a new city. I will most certainly be continuing my efforts to stay connected to this awesome traveling group.

Interests

When the sun is out, so am I. I enjoy hiking and general outdoor activities. I love trying new food as well as cooking my own. I love reading in hammocks, meeting new people, and saving (almost) every penny I make on my next traveling adventure.

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• canoeing
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Taken a hand-made canoe across a crocodile-infested river in the jungle of Sierra Leone
- Paraglided over Interlaken on a sunny Spring day
- Went rockclimbing up a 400-foot face in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina during an Outward Bound expedition
- Spent a week in Civita, a hilltop town in Italy, experiencing the culture and food of a dwindling community

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sierra Leone, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States