CURRENT MISSION

Exploring Iceland

ABOUT ME

I grew up in the woods of the Deep South with a bunch of chickens and brothers and library books. I still think I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band. Maybe when I grow up. My sister, Nellie, and I spend our time day dreaming about Iceland and looking at pictures of fjords. We are planning a trip to Iceland this summer!

PHILOSOPHY

The cheaper the mini frozen pizza, the better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted and surfed and love it all! I think couch surfing is an amazing, symbiotic community that allows people to share and learn across languages, cultures, and state borders.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was so happy to host a surfer in my home in South Korea and then travel with her on Jeju Island and couchsurf at another host's site together! It was so much fun to go from being a host to surfer in two weeks and also make a good friend.

Interests

Nellie: Busking with my guitar, graphic design, feminism and Fitzgerald short stories.

Lorena: Exceptionally small dogs with picky diets, navigating aquatic bus schedules, listening to people all over the world opine on politics, futuristic cities, and spicy food.

• dogs
• chickens
• books
• design
• graphic design
• womens rights
• dining
• gardening
• politics
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• snorkeling
• swimming
• calligraphy
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Feist, Tiny Ruins, Metric, Keren Ann, Ingrid Michaelson, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Alexi Murdoch, Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, The Band, Vampire Weekend, City and Colour, Ben Folds, Lorde, Simon and Garfunkel

Books: <3 Richard Yates, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Bronte, and Austen

Movies: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blue is the Warmest Color, The Loneliest Planet, Science of Sleep, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, Frances Ha, An Education

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Nellie: Snorkeling face to face with a barracuda and swimming surrounded by sting rays.

Lorena: Tea time with the monks in Korea's beautiful mountain temples. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Nellie: I can teach you how to play a song on the guitar and love to draw people's portraits. I've always wanted to learn calligraphy. :)

Lorena: I can make a raised garden bed, teach ESL, play some music, and talk politics. I would love to learn how to build with clay.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, South Korea, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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