About me:

I grew up basically free-roaming in the mountains outside Seattle. I've always had love for nature and a curiosity for the world around me which has led me to live in 8 different states all over the US (mostly working with horses) since I graduated high school, and I travel abroad in between jobs.

Traveling is such a great way to learn about the world and I think it ultimately makes you a better, more open person.

I feel so lucky to be able to travel as much as I do and I can't wait to meet more great people and see and do as many new things as I can for as long as I can! :)

Update:

What a year it's been! We spent most of the Covid season quarantined with family, chasing old dreams, and exploring hidden corners of the US living out of our car. Now that we are fully vaccinated and the world has begun to right itself, we are off to overseas adventures again!

We just completed a thruhike of the little-known Via Dinarica White Trail. From June 27th to September 9th, 2021 we walked 1350 kilometers through the Dinaric Alps from Slovenia to Albania. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and now we are enjoying other forms of transportation as we continue to travel through Europe and into the East.

SEE YOU OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, WE CANNOT WAIT TO MEET ALL YOU LOVELY COUCHSURFERS!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Obviously the best way to travel and meet cool people. I've always had amazing experiences with couchsurfing and the people involved in the CS community.

Interests

• traveling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10 day hiking alone (with my dog 🐶❤) on the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington! 💪

Camping with horses on the beach in Greyland, WA! 🐴🐬🐚

Meeting the love of my life on a mountain in Switzerland! 💘🚠🏔️🇨🇭

Hiking the Swiss Alps and the Cinque Terre in the same week! 🌄🌅

Body surfing at night during a lightning storm in Thailand! 💧⚡🌊🌙

Bathing rescued elephants in the river outside Chang Mai! 🐘🐯

Getting a cute new dimple installed in my right cheek via a steel shod horse hoof! 🏇💥🤕

Traveling to 24 countries in 5 months. Riding Icelandic ponies in Germany, breaking my arm snowboarding in Slovakia, tobogganing down a mountain in Austria, sneaking into 5 castles in 5 different countries, trekking into the Sahara Desert on camels, and falling out of an ancient cave home on a cliff in Turkey! 🐎🏂❄🏰🐪💫

Summiting a 13,000 ft volcano in Guatemala with the most intense bout of food poisoning I have ever experienced and didn't die! Cried a little at the top. 😭😅🤢🤮🌋⛺🤒

Shaved my head reaaaalllllyyyy bald in Columbia! 🇨🇴💇➡️🦲✨

Backpacking the Galapagos Islands in epic hobo fashion! 🌊🦈🐠🐢🎒

Thru-Hiked the Via Dinarica trail! 1350 kilometers on foot through the Dinaric Alps from Slovenia to Albania! 🏔️🏞️🥾🏕️🌄

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning new ways to do things; new ways to dance, communicate, travel, cook, make music, and new ways to think.

Since I've been teaching horseback riding since I was 12, teaching comes quite naturally. If you don't have a horse, I can still teach guitar and piano, and I'm pretty good at one handed cartwheels.
Update: I learned how to do one handed cartwheels because I broke my left wrist when I was young so I can't put much pressure on it.... Now I've broken my right wrist snowboarding in Slovakia, so cartwheels are on hold until I learn to do them with no hands.

Let's share songs and stories over good beer and food!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States