CURRENT MISSION

Travel as much as possible and meet good people. It's that simple.

ABOUT ME

Well I grew up in Indiana, so I'm a midwesterner, and possibly nice by default. I am interested in language and how it is used. I am currently plotting a way to avoid growing up and getting a "real" job (whatever that means). I like to move around and can't see myself settling in one particular area of the world for quite some time. If you want to know anything else just ask because I don't really like describing myself. And maybe that in itself says something about me.

PHILOSOPHY

Let the wind carry me.

(I may have borrowed this from Joni Mitchell)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to couch surfing. So I'm taking my first steps by signing up. We'll see what comes my way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I´ve surfed couches in Berlin and Prague. Both very great experiences!

Interests

TRAVEL,Learning LANGUAGES,meeting new people, finding new music, COOKING, my family, eating good food,MOVIES, photography, HIV/AIDS Awareness, volunteering, Frida Kahlo, translation, camping, ROAD TRIPS,

• photography
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• movies
• traveling
• music
• camping
• surfing
• skydiving
• languages
• volunteering
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies (Not in order): Leon The professional, Amores Perros,Los Amantes del circulo polar, I heart Huckabees, When Harry Met Sally, Frida, Into the Wild, Sideways, The Squid and the Whale,Crash, Y tu mama tambien, La mala educacion, Lola Rennt, Sweeny Todd,Waynes World I & II, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Waking Life, Como Agua para chocolate, Romeo And Juliet, Amelie, Motorcycle Diaries, Shortbus, Say Anything, Pretty in Pink, Knocked Up, Juno, Sixteen Candles, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Blow, Paradaise Now, The Cure, Mystic River, Born Into Brothels, The Science of Sleep, Babel, The Usual Suspects...I could go on forever.

MUSIC: Joni Mitchel, Perpetual Groove, Brazilian Girls, NOFX, Flaming Lips, Regina Spektor, Underworld, Daft Punk, Cafe Tacuba, Talking Heads, Band of Horses, Mum, Billy Joel, Thievery Corporation, The Shins, The Weepies, Portishead, Depeche Mode, The Postal Service, Kate Rusby, Ani DiFranco, Hot Chip, Allison Krauss, Felix da Housecat, Sufjan Stevens, Otis Redding, Lila Downs, Julieta Venegas, Lou Reed, MSTRKRFT, Nickle Creek, Chromeo, Yo La Tengo...and anything else that makes me feel good.

Books: The Peaceful Warrior, Animal Dreams, The Lovely Bones, Lucky, The Giver, Les Miserables, Frommers:Costa Rica, The Time Machine, Short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Atonement,Lunar Park.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been skydiving once: free falling from 15,000 ft. was amazing to me.

Some of my favorites: Glacier Nacional Park in the US, Montserrat (Catalunya), Volcan Arenal in Costa Rica, La Sagrada Familia en Barcelona, Climing all the stairs in St. Peter's Bascilica in Rome. Having my first trip to Europe last for 7 months.
There are so many more to list.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love languages. I would be willing to help people work on their English or Spanish.

I love to cook. I will share recipes and I would love others to share them with me.

I love new music. I would love to share my music with others and for them to share it with me.

I would love to have some help with learning German.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Spain, United States