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Overview

  • 36 references 26 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Hindi
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • teacher by day, crazy cat lady by night.
  • Masters in Education
  • From Gig Harbor, WA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To save the children.

ABOUT ME

I enjoy traveling, crafting, reading, photography, preserving rainforests, and having way too much fun. I have been known to make my own plum wine and I plan to finish my black belt in karate in the near future.

I actually met my husband, Manindra, on Couchsurfing a few years ago!! He surfed on my couch while attending a scientific conference in Phoenix, AZ. We kept in touch, he loved cats, and the rest is history!!

PHILOSOPHY

You only live once and you're not getting any younger so you might as well go ahead and enjoy life right now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf around some and open my couch to crash on when I can!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed Europe and South America and have had nothing but awesome experiences and I have met so many cool people!!

Interests

photography, traveling, environmental science, vino

  • photography
  • wine
  • reading
  • traveling
  • canoeing
  • soccer
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

To name a few-
Captain Ron, Pirates of the Caribbean, City of God, The Emperor's New Groove, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Hero, White Chicks.... Shakira, Pat Benetar, Kudai, Bonnie Tyler, Tom Petty, Julieta Venegas..... To Kill a Mockingbird, The Witch of Portobello, Wild Swans, The Golden Compass Trilogy, The Bonesetter's Daughter.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once floated from Ecuador to Peru down the Amazon River in a large canoe for two weeks. I saw pink river dolphins, played in an international soccer tournament, got crazy skin parasites, drank Amazon River water to survive, & was attacked by a wild boar....

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to make the world's coolest water bottle holder. I would like to learn how to surf.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, United States

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