CURRENT MISSION

To be curious

ABOUT ME

I am a pretty active person. I love being outside, finding new and unique places and learning new things through books, podcasts, news, and people. I try really hard to be aware of the fact that I know very little and I need to be quiet every once in a while and learn something!

Nursing and health are passions of mine, I love to help people heal and teach them a little about the way their bodies work as I do. In turn, my patients have taught me a lot about what happiness and fulfillment really means. I am extremely lucky to have found a career that is also my passion.

I love to run, hike, bike and I think yoga is just fantastic even though it's been a long time! I also love to travel :) I'm actually going to be travel nursing around the US for the next year (or maybe more!) and hopefully doing a lot of international traveling in between assignments. I am both VERY excited and VERY terrified for this!

PHILOSOPHY

If you're bored, you're not looking hard enough. I feel like I constantly want to find where my passions lie and use them to create a life where I can see beauty in every day and work hard to contribute to that image.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am already a little involved in the Minneapolis Couchsurfing community through my friend Rachel Faust, but I'm hoping to learn more about it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new!

Interests

Food. Especially chocolate or beer (especially local beers) or coffee. And I realize that none of those could actually provide lasting sustenance, but it doesn't change my interest level. I also really enjoy cooking :)

Exploring. Whether it's a really gorgeous hiking trail, a new city or just a new coffee shop, I want to check it out!

My friends and family, they are great people and I try to show them how much I love them by keeping in touch as much as I can.

• books
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• shopping
• news
• traveling
• podcasts
• cycling
• hiking
• nursing
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books are amazing.
I like: Travels with Charley, Wicked (MUCH different focus than the musical), The Language of Flowers, Glass Castle and all things Pablo Neruda.

As for music, I really love anything where you can hear real instruments being played really well and someone whose real voice is fantastic. I also used to be in show choir so I have a passion for musicals….even though I am one of those people that can never remember the words to songs!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in Chile for a summer working in social programs. One day I was just hanging out with some girls that I was working with (they were in a group home because they had been abused by their families) and we were all eating lunch. And then I realized that I was chatting in a foreign language in a foreign country with a bunch of girls that I had formed a very really bond with, who I would have never met if I was just touring or had never left the USA. That was amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share what I have learned from being a nurse. So that ranges from science-y conversations on how a body works to the very emotional truths that I have learned from some of my very sick patients.

And if you're excited about something, I want to hear about it :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile