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Overview

  • 10 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Actress and writer
  • B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies
  • From Atlanta, Georgia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To share laughter, good food, and joy with as many people as I can. Oh, and to save all endangered plant and animal species with my superhuman/ bionic powers... :)

ABOUT ME

I am brand spanking new to Couch Surfing and eager to see how much I can learn from and give to others through this adventurous experience!

Overall, I am a wacky goofy theatre dork who likes to dabble into anything artistic. During my spare time, I sing, dance, act, and write...basically anything and everything that one may or may not get paid to do...haha. Anywho, I am incredibly fascinated with other cultures and have an undying itch for travel.

In relation to other hobbies,I enjoy cooking, hiking, songwriting, spontaneous car dancing, visiting history and art museums, and cleaning (I know that sounds strange but it is therapeutic). I am a bit of a control freak/ perfectionist and am somewhat apprehensive as one might say to "live life on the edge" but recently a dear friend inspired me to embrace life with a sense of ease and spontaneity. I am hoping that couch surfing will reestablish that sense of ease and spontaneity in my life. The intention is then to reconnect with humanity both openly and honestly. So, I set my sails out to sea in pursuit of a new take on life. Cheers to that![*Insert two beer mugs and a friendly bartender, oh and some emotional drunk guy falling down in the background*].

PHILOSOPHY

No matter where life takes me, I want to make sure that I am in some way positively impacting the lives of others. I want to selflessly offer my artistic capabilities to the world in a manner that is uplifting, inspirational, and educational.I desire to capture life in it's purest essence and in turn share it with humanity. Whatever that essence may be, I know that it is greater than myself. Knowing this, I intend to approach life with a humble sense of honesty that aims at unifying mankind rather than glorifying my own self-involved interests.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I intend to surf couches within the U.S. and internationally and offer my home/company to them in return.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

No experience yet but look forward to it in the near future!

Interests

I mentioned most of my interests previously but here is the general idea: Singing, Ballet and Jazz dance, reading, writing, songwriting, poetry, cooking, photography, historical findings/documents/documentaries, star gazing, listening to music, playing my flute, watching movies, playing with my spoiled pets, philanthropy, recycling and conservation, anything to do with animals, and socializing with close friends.

  • animals
  • pets
  • arts
  • writing
  • poetry
  • singing
  • photography
  • documentaries
  • perfumes
  • dancing
  • ballet dancing
  • philanthropy
  • dining
  • cooking
  • beer
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • jazz
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I could go on forever. A glimpse perhaps: Garden State, The Notebook, There Will be Blood, Anne of Green Gables, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original), Top Gun (I know you are laughing at me right now for this but I love it!), Napoleon Dynamite, End of Days,Center Stage, The Goonies, Juno, Superbad, Gone with the Wind, The Never Ending Story.....I could really go on forever but I will spare you.

Music: Radiohead, Kaki King, Battles, Rogue Wave, Muse, Jimmy Eat World, Band of Horses, MuteMath, Incubus, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Appleseed Cast, Copeland, Anberlin, MGMT, Miike Snow, Nickle Creek, Phoenix, Sterephonics, OK Go, Vampire Weekend, Imogen Heep, Frou Frou, Foo Fighters, Iron and Wine, Friendly Fires, Coheed and Cambria, Tegan and Sara, and the Moody Blues...just to name a few!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited 10 countries in three weeks and surfed the couches of some of the kindest people in the world!

I forgot to mention that I have walked to the top of Mount Everest, grew a pair of wings, and flew off to Anchorage, Alaska. Does that sound more impressive? Hahah...if only it were true.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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