CURRENT MISSION

Leave the world a little bit better than I found it.

ABOUT ME

I've been all over the world, avoiding the 9-5 work schedule in an office. Most recently I worked as a Branch Director for an Americorps Disaster Relief Team site in Fort Myers, Florida - doing relief work after Hurricane Irma. Before that I was doing the same work in Corpus Christi, Texas after Hurricane Harvey. I lived the year before that in Hawaii working at a SCUBA shop and with children with Autism, side gig as a waitress on the weekends. Prior to that I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, working on Youth Development. I taught swimming lessons and English to people of all ages and learned both Darija and Tashelheit (the local languages).

Im currently in Brazil for a year on a Fulbright scholarship to teach English.

I don't plan travel - I get on a plane and say "Yes" to everything not dangerous or illegal . That means I end up on here the night before my flight going, "Uh-oh, where am I going to sleep." I expect to be as accommodating to others who are just in it for the ride as people have been to me. I just have no home base right now so I can't offer a couch - but by March of 2018 I'll be accepting people looking to visit Brazil.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to use this often, then I graduated college and stopped having time to travel as frivolously, about the same time as my e-mail associated with it was hacked, so I am just starting up again.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted and been a guest, I look forward to doing more of each.

My best experiences so far have been in San Diego.

Interests

Language learning, swimming, SCUBA, reading, traveling, and teaching.

• books
• reading
• traveling
• swimming
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Source Code and Inception
Books: ALL, every single one I pick up offers me something. I guess favorites are Fahrenheit 451, Catch 22, The Truth Machine, 1984 and Lord of the Flies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked Mount Sinai just before sunrise.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to swim or to perfect your stroke. I can teach you to love books. English and Arabic are definitely up for offer. I can also maybe teach you how to travel really cheaply, but if you are on here you already know my biggest trick.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language skills. If you're interested in learning any languages I know (I've studied 14) or want help finding a or effective way to study anything you're curious about.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia