CURRENT MISSION

To start each day with a positive outlook and make the most of any experience and opportunity.

ABOUT ME

I am enthusiastic, motivated, outgoing, and energetic, but I am also moody and emotional. I love getting out into the world and experiencing things. I adore writing, traveling, meeting people, photography, good food, and being outdoors (hiking, jogging, boating, climbing, etc.).

Some people may say I am a bit of an obsessive person. I love to document things through photography and the written word.

PHILOSOPHY

"'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,'--that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." - Keats

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hehe I have never couch surfed through this site, though I have hosted a few people and the experiences have been very cool.

Interests

traveling, writing, photography, hiking, jogging, experiencing the world and new places in it, to really *feel* the seasons

• writing
• photography
• beauty
• dining
• walking
• boating
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: V for Vendetta, Immortal Beloved..
One True Thing..
Nightmare on Elm Street.. (Gotta have the love for Freddy)
American History X..
Music:Rock, country, 80's, rap, gothic and industrial... Really just don't like R&B! :)

Favorites:
Beethoven (Fur Elise)..
NIN (Last)..

Books:When I was 12 I fell in love with Interview with the Vampire... At about age 17 I came to the conclusion that I would cease forcing myself to finish reading every book I began, which drastically cut down on the total number of books I completed. I had become disenchanted with the absolutely overwhelming amount of crappy books out there. I will say, however, that I quite like Kurt Vonnegut.., though admit that his novels almost always fall apart at the end, so it goes... And I say *almost* always only because I haven't read every single one of his novels and feel it would be a slight to him to assume that everything he's written falls apart at the end simply because everything *I* have read by him falls apart at the end. Phew! :) And, like any sane person, I really enjoy the Harry Potter.. series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I experienced the blackout in NYC. I was a flight attendant with American Eagle. I was with my sister in Madrid the morning the trains were bombed in `04. I was walking through Prague with my sister as fireworks began to explode of the Vltava river and Oh Fortuna concluded. I've blogged about a trip to South Africa for Austin-Lehman Adventures. My fiance surprised me with a trip to Poland in 2008 to seek out the regions part of my family came from. Life is pretty great - and traveling just makes it extraordinary.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Photography and retouching with Photoshop. :) I would also like to do some fun free writing projects with people, so if you're interested in learning more about writing or think coming up with random nonsense is a good way to spend time, I'm game.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States