CURRENT MISSION

live your best life

ABOUT ME

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Hola a todos! My name is Jessica and I love to be outdoors and be active whether it be playing a sport, hiking or just plain chillaxin' in the sunshine. I also like crafty things like crocheting, sewing and fun stuff like that. I love to eat good food and I am trying to become a better/healthier cook. Yay for trying new cuisine in foreign countries! But I will never give up my love of baking and things that are baked for me. I am looking forward to the adventures life has in store for me, but I know that they won't find me, I have to find them. I find most all types of music interesting and I am always down to go to a show, even if I have never heard the band before (sometimes that is the best way to find bands you love!) If you would like to surf my couch, please send me a Couch Request (not a message) and put "Shamalamading-dong" in the subject line :) I look forward to meeting you!

PHILOSOPHY

"In the end, everything will be ok. If its not ok, then it is not the end."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love hosting and surfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met up with and hosted a few travelers in Madrid and explored the city with them. I traveled to Turkey and only spent one out of 12 nights in a hostel, staying with 5 hosts total. And enjoying Couch Surfing meet ups in various cities has always resulted in a good time!

Interests

traveling, ultimate frisbee, tennis, dancing, skiing, making things, sledding, baking, shopping (at thrift stores especially), singing, laughing till I cry and/or fall on the ground, stopping to smell the roses, taking pictures....lots and lots of them, dressing up (silly, pretty ect), print art, and the complexity of languages.

• arts
• singing
• design
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• shopping
• thrifting
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• skydiving
• skiing
• sports
• tennis
• communications
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

In no particular order:

Movies: Never Been Kissed, Mean Girls, Pay It Forward, Forrest Gump, Now and Then, When Harry Met Sally, When Fools Rush In, American History X, Life is Beautiful, Wet Hot American Summer, Just Friends, Romy And Michelle's High School Reunion, Grandma's Boy, Happy Go Lucky, Harry Potter, 40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman, Old School, actually any and everything with Will Ferrell. I'd marry him.

Music: Indie mostly these days, but I appreciate all types and will go to just about any concert, even if I have never heard their music.

Books: The Red Tent, Ishmael, Of Mice and Men, The Coldest Winter Ever, Harry Potter Series, The Glass Castle, Shadow of the Wind, How to Kill a Mockingbird, Hunger Games Series, Shadow of the Wind, Zorro (Isabel Allende)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went skydiving in New Zealand on Friday the 13th! It was an amazing rush that I would do again in a heart beat! Also, rafting in Norway!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: Ultimate Frisbee and basic English/Spanish skills!
I want to learn: about my Portuguese heritage, about art, design and media in your city, and to be fluent in Spanish!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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