CURRENT MISSION

Working on grad school applications for nursing programs. I'm trying to combine my passions for travel and language with a deep rooted desire to do something useful for the world.

ABOUT ME

I like connecting with new people and believe that short-lived, intense relationships can be incredibly profound. For the past six years now I have had the opportunity to leave the States, travel around Latin America and reconnect with the Earth and all the incredible, open minded people who live in it. My soul thanks me for it.

I am very affectionate and sarcastic as hell. I am a mild adrenaline junkie. I have a tendency to say dude at the beginning of pretty much every sentence. I am addicted to laughing. I dance around my living room regularly. You can bring me anywhere. My brother is more than my best friend. He is my lungs, my heart, and my right arm.

PHILOSOPHY

There's always free cheddar in a mousetrap baby.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used couchsurfing for the first time in 2011 while I was on a 6 month stint in Argentina and Bolivia. I love the idea that we are all just broke travelers, trying to find a place to sleep. I'm surfing now, so if you have a couch for me I'll try to make you laugh real hard at least once. I will also happily cook for you and help clean.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The idea of meeting travelers in this context can be an incredibly enriching experience and will inevitably strengthen your intuition about the world. I've met some of the most awesome people through couchsurfing. I love you all.

Interests

I spend my time daydreaming about how to escape the mediocrity of modern society and what I would do if velociraptors attacked. I love board games, thrift stores and roller-coasters. I camp, hike, exercise and raft as often as possible. I hate spending money and wish we could all grow our own food.

• culture
• fashion
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• exercise
• thrifting
• board games
• traveling
• crochet
• music
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

anything Tarantino, any Star Trek, Shameless (US), Modern Family, Into the Wild, Spirited Away, Moulin Rouge, Amelie, Sin City, Juno, Pan's Labyrinth, Napoleon Dynamite, Jungle Book, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smokin' Barrels, The King and I, Mary Poppins, Clue, The Kings Speech

Manu Chao, Eddy Vedder, Joni Mitchell, Fat Freddy's Drop, Chopin, Debussy, Alabama Shakes, The Devil Makes Three, Portishead, Gotan Project, Queen, MJ, Mariah Carey, Midnite... I mean jeeze any 90's hip hop and R&B Aaliyah, TLC, Lauren Hill, Ginuwine, Tupac, KC and JoJo

Hunter S., Oliver Sacks, Jane Auel, Vonnegut, Amy Tan, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Palahniuck, Michael Pollen, Malcolm Gladwell, Carl Sagan, The China Study, Cosmos,The Prophet, A Walk in the Woods, The Hobbit, Harry Potter (don't disrespect), The Satanic Verses, On the Road, Into the Wild... this list could go on for a while. I pretty much think reading is the key to successful independence.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen two babies be born and watched an old man die.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Spanish, everything you never wanted to know about G-protein coupled receptors, how to crochet and sew, how to play catch and cook over wood fire. I'm pretty adept at Googleing too.

I need help in the following areas: music, culture, spanish slang, fashion, a solid replacement word for 'dude'.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Puerto Rico, United States

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