CURRENT MISSION

Australia in April!

ABOUT ME

I run my own custom mascot costume design business, www.amazing-mascots.com . I moved to Chicago from Tampa in April of 2012 to study improv and writing and to grow my business.

I've been fortunate enough to get to travel all over the US, 40 out of 50 states. I've also been to Japan twice for work, and have also visited London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Liverpool, Dublin, and New Zealand. In Canada I have been to Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. I just got back from a two week trip to Australia where I got to Scuba dive the great barrier reef.

I'm a big baseball fan and I've been to all but 4 ballparks (out of 30) This year I have already visited two new ball parks, San Diego, and Dodgers Stadium. I love Ice hockey and have been to many arenas in the US.

I'll be traveling to South Dakota, Minnesota, NYC, Boston, Cincinatti, and St. Louis this summer. Hurray.

PHILOSOPHY

You get what you give

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted few people in when I lived in St. Paul, MN and in Tampa, FL. I've just recently decided to open my couch in Chicago.

I'm not interested in hosting "freeloaders" which, thanks to the new format, there seems to be a lot of now. I prefer to host travelers, and not people who don't want to spring for a hotel.

Also if you don't have a photo or a filled out profile, no thanks!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's been fun so far. I've enjoyed meeting new people from different places and the opportunity to share what I have.

Interests

art, theater, improv, stand up comedy, live music, baseball, hockey, scuba diving, lobstering, fishing, camping, hiking, kayaking/canoeing, movies, gardening, design, animation, reading, live music

• arts
• writing
• theater
• design
• running
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• fishing
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• scuba diving
• baseball
• hockey
• animation
• business
• communications
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Big Lebowski, American Beauty, Fight Club, Shawn of the Dead, Clerks, the Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, UP, Momento, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Fight Club, Jane Eyre, Chuck Amuck

Music: Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Phish, MGMT, Tom Waits, Weezer, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Black keys

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Night diving for lobster in the Florida Keys. Most surreal moment, ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

Marketing, publicity stunts, art appreciation, sewing, design, theater, comedy

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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