CURRENT MISSION

Get my degree in Wildlife Management

ABOUT ME

I grew up in the mountains and forests of Flagstaff, Arizona. And I love my home town!

I am married to a South African. And I lived there for 6 years.

I want to go get a degree in Wildlife Biology so that I can work at a polar bear sanctuary.

My husband is a videographer and DOP for the company "Mighty Fine" (www.mightyfine.co.za). He's pretty handy with a camera.

I'm an introvert, and for some reason this can offend people as they struggle to get to know me. Luckily my husband is an extrovert and balances that out.

PHILOSOPHY

As succinctly as I can put it... It's not about you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surf and Host

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have officially surfed 6 different couches, and each experience was wonderful and authentic.

Interests

Dancing (Contemporary, Modern, Tap, Hip-Hop, and Ballet)
Reading (Fantasy novels)
Rock Climbing
Backpacking and Hiking
Watching movies
Traveling- as you can assume
Food and wine
ANIMALS! I will pet them, kiss them, talk to them, try to catch them, try to save them, and just LOVE them.

• animals
• pets
• wildlife
• culture
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• dining
• wine
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• christian
• rock climbing
• biology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

TOP 6 MOVIES:
-Fight Club
-Snatch
-Anything by Wes Anderson
-Inglorious Basterds
-The Kings Speech
-How to Train Your Dragon (1 and 2)
(To sum it up: I love Brad Pitt, I love dry humor, I love a good drama)

TOP 5 BOOKS:
-Harry Potter Series by: J.K. Rowling
-1984 by: George Orwell
-The Way of Kings by: Brandon Sanderson
-Screwtape Letters by: C.S. Lewis
-His Dark Materials by: Philip Pullman

TOP 5 MUSICAL ARTISTS:
-Seryn
-Bon Iver
-Simon and Garfunkel
-Ben Howard
-Tom Rosenthal

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess the craziest thing I have done is drop out of college to move to Africa.

Teach, Learn, Share

WHAT I CAN TEACH:
-How to dance
-How to cross boundaries and deal with cultural differences (Since I'm married to someone from a completely different culture from me, I think I have learned a lot in this area)
-Christianity and Apologetics
-How to train a puppy

WHAT I WANT TO LEARN:
-Well if anyone works with polar bears, please come stay at my house and show me your ways!
-More cultures
-Philosphy

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Swaziland, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, United States