I'm from Detroit, Michigan, and I studied early childhood education at the University of Missouri. I taught English in South Korea and was an au pair in Naples, Italy for a year each. Now, I'm back in the states attending graduate school.

My passions are teaching children and traveling. I want to help people and make a difference.

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
--Maya Angelou

I think we ought to make life as good as possible for as many people as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hosting, surfing, and events.

I've hosted and attended lots of events. I really enjoy checking out CS events when I visit a new place to meet local people and fellow travelers.

Interests

Games (board, card, drinking, or a combination thereof), reading, learning new things, dancing. I'm really interested in learning or experiencing just about anything as long as someone is passionate about it.

• dancing
• education
• cheese
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• paragliding
• teaching
• au-pair

Music, Movies, and Books

I love almost all music, and will stop and listen to anything live.

BOOKS. Some of my (current) favorites are: Ender's Game, Everything is Illuminated, Harry Potter everything, Slaughterhouse-Five, The Martian, The Lock Artist, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Neverwhere. I mostly read contemporary fiction, but I also like biographies and memoirs. Anything that will make me laugh is fair game.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding an elephant through the jungle in Thailand.
Paragliding off a mountain in South Korea.
Riding a horse up Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
Eating Kraft macaroni and cheese in the US.

Teach, Learn, Share

I studied education at my university and have worked with children for years, but I also enjoy talking about the world and people in general. I am very interested in learning as much as I can about everything, so sometimes I like to shut up and listen. I hope to get involved in the policy-making process one day to improve America's education system.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, South Korea, United States

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