I'm pretty laid back and I love to be outside, preferably walking up a very steep mountain or riding my bike. I love music and going to shows (I'm lucky to live in Seattle). I love board games like Settlers of Cataan. I'm a high school social studies teacher and my husband is a science teacher. We love outdoor adventures.

"A steady, wind-driven rain composes music for the psyche. It not only nurtures and renews, it consecrates and sanctifies. It whispers in secret languages about the primordial essence of things."

-Tom Robbins

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Use it, love it, talk about it

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In late 2009 I was fortunate enough to go to Mérida, Spain with some fellow auxiliares in my program. We were hosted by a kind person who showed us his town, let us play his drums, and let us crash in his loft. He also took us to a spine-chilling flamenco concert in a pueblo an hour away, an unforgettable experience. I want to meet more people like him and I want to be that person to someone else, offering whatever insight I can, sharing a meal, sharing knowledge, etc. I probably would not have had that experience had I stayed in a hostel with three other people from the states.

En el Diciembre 2009 era muy afortunada por ir a Mérida con otros auxiliares en mi programa. Nuestro anfitrón era muy amable..él nos mostró su pueblo, sus timbales, su arte, y nos dió camas. Tambien nos llevó a un concierto de música flamenco en el pueblo de Llerena. Fue una experiencia cultural maravillosa. Quiero conocer más gente como él y quiero ser esa tipa de persona a alguien, compartiendo cualquiera cosa que puedo. No habría tenido esa experience si habría quedado en un hostal con 3 otros norteamericanos..

Interests

Adventures! Hiking, cycling, reading, cooking, music...

• concerts
• flamenco
• cooking
• walking
• gardening
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• poker
• music
• drums
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I've been really into lo-fi, garage, psychedelic, and dirty-sounding rock these days.

I like classic films and really weird movies (big fan of David Lynch).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Lived in Culiacán, Mexico for two months across the street from an amazing botanical garden.
-Climbed to Camp Muir in Mt. Rainier in Washington state.
-Traveled from Forks, Washington to Columbus, Ohio during a cold November in a 1959 Ford shortbus that kept breaking down.
-Walked 110 km from Oviedo to Santiago on the Camino.
-Rode my bike from north of Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon in 6 days.
-Biked 700 miles (1127 km) from Eugene, OR to San Francisco, CA...slept under the redwoods in Northern California.
-Trekked to Annapurna Base Camp (Himalayas, Nepal)

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak Spanish. I could talk about music for hours. I can share about Pacific Northwest history and some of what grows here. I want to learn more about the flora and fauna of the places I travel..

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Spain, United States

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