CURRENT MISSION

Getting to know ins and outs of my new homebase (Uptown, Minneapolis)

ABOUT ME

I'm a pretty easy-going girl...always ready to have a good time and make new connections. I can be serious and silly and sentimental. I'm not fancy or materialistic, but I appreciate the art of fine living....home-cooked meals, good wine and stimulating conversation. I love to laugh, tell stories, play games, wander aimlessly and get carried away. I am constantly in awe of nature, as it is the cheapest and purest form of joy. I love music, nights out on the town and mornings on my front porch a cup of coffee and the newspaper. I frequent local watering holes, bookstores and coffee shops, because these are the places random strangers become lifelong friends.

I just moved to Minneapolis and am overwhelmed with the stimulating experiences to be had here. Everything from sculpture parks, lakes, to a myriad of gastropubs, music festivals.

PHILOSOPHY

LOVE, LAUGHTER and KINDNESS.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am both a surfer and a host, and enjoy both equally. So often we are taught to be pessimistic of strangers, and I love the optimism, openness and generosity of the couchsurfing community.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experiences with couchsurfing have amazing. No regrets!

Interessen

All the good stuff in life...MUSIC, food, art, literature, wine, booze, conversation, nonsense, fishing, biking, cooking, movies. Being in the moment. Loving the ones your with.

• arts
• literature
• music festivals
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• nightlife
• movies
• bouldering
• music
• live music
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• skiing
• road trips
• parks
• lakes

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Some of my favorite books: The Garden of Eden (Hemmingway), D.H. Lawrence's Short Stories, Immortality and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (both by Milan Kundera), The Witch of Portobello (Paulo Coelho) Tender is the Night (Fitzgerald).

Movies: Rushmore, George Washington, Stand by Me, The Way We Were, Beautiful Girls, A River Runs Through It, Field of Dreams, Y Tu Mama Tambien, City of God, Lonesome Dove, Amelie, Moulin Rouge, When Harry Met Sally, Dead Man Walking, Fight Club, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Once, Reality Bites, The Natural, Shutter Island, Vertigo, Pulp Fiction...pretty much anything by Quentin Tarantino, Alfred Hitchcock or Wes Anderson.

TV: 30 Rock, The Office, Always Sunny in Philidelphia, Weeds, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Lost, Masterpiece Theatre, America's Test Kitchen, Iron Chef, Tosh.O.

Music....everything but new age and 90's pop.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I've had many amazing moments with many special people. It can be as simple as spending a day in the woods, going to see live music, and taking road trips with my friends. As for exciting...I've been deep sea fishing in the Atlantic (and got the biggest catch of the day!), skiing the Rockies, hiking on Mt. Rainier. Places I've seen and love: London, Ireland (Dublin, Galway, Aran Islands), Vancouver BC, Seattle WA, Boulder CO, Portland OR, Whitefish MT, NYC, Washington D.C....and finally, my home away from home Madison, Wisconsin.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

TEACH: how to find some of the best music, food, nightlife and cheap entertainment in the city...casual, fancy, tight budget, no budget....doesn't matter.

LEARN: I'm sure we'll learn a thing or two, but make no promises.

SHARE: space in time and hopefully a lot of laughs.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Canada, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

United States