My name is Loren. I love to dance! I mostly dance lindy hop to jazz music. Additionally, I know latin and ballroom dance. I also enjoy horseback riding, scuba diving, hiking, and swimming. I love meeting new people and traveling. I am originally from New York and I currently live on O'ahu with my two dogs.

I am a speech-language pathologist (a.k.a. speech therapist, logopeda, orthophoniste, logoped) in preschool, elementary school, and middle school . So don't be afraid of me. I work in public schools (one is on an airforce base), I have been through rigorous finger printing and background checks in order to provide speech therapy to children of all ages in New York and Hawaii :-).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and learn about different cultures. It is a real treat to bond with the locals when I travel and make lifelong friends. I am hoping to get good travel suggestions and opportunities.

Interests

-Dancing
-Traveling
-Horseback riding
-Scuba diving
-Hiking
-Reading
-Writing
-Listening to music
-Teaching myself to play ukulele
-I recently took a surf lesson

• writing
• dancing
• ballroom dancing
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• equestrian
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

-Jazz
-Classic rock
-Oldies
-Motown
-Doo wop
-Top 40
-Reggae

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I dove the Blue Hole in Belize and saw sharks while diving for the first time!

Teach, Learn, Share

Stories, English, kindness

What I Can Share with Hosts

My personality, my friendship, lots of laughter, stories, cooking, cleaning up after myself, help with American English

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Mexico, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, United States Minor Outlying Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Sweden, United States