CURRENT MISSION

Become an effective teacher

ABOUT ME

I'm the kind of person who is expressive, creative, passionate, adventurous, emotional, sensitive, intense, and loves to learn.

I love traveling, learning about other cultures, people, languages, countries, and want to see the world.

I live in a modern home with my wonderful husband and daughter. I am a Montessori teacher for children ages 9-12 years old. I absolutely love my job and the difference I get to make everyday. My husband also works in education. We met in 2014 and that is why I am still in Portland! He found the way into my wild heart and our goal is to someday sprout wings and venture off together! But for now we are loving being Giulia's parents- she is teaching us to slow life down and appreciate every day.

PHILOSOPHY

How you see the world is what your world becomes, change your perspective and see your world change.

Be the change you want to see.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The first time I couchsurfed was in Sept. 2008 and after that I became an ambassador for CouchSurfing! I tell everyone about it. I love getting to know cultures by the people I meet who are from the place I am visiting. I hosted in Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL, Quito, Ecuador, Bologna, Italy, and am now in Portland, OR.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.; Rionero, Basilicata, Italy; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Salta, Argentina; Bariloche, Argentina; San Martin de los Andes, Argentina; Puerto Madryn, Argentina; El Calafate, Argentina; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cusco, Peru; Lima, Peru; Asuncion, Paraguay; Livermore, California, U.S.; Berkeley, California, U.S.; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.; Boise, Idaho, U.S.; Seattle, Washington, U.S.; Oaxaca, Mexico; Buffalo, New York, U.S.; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Quebec, Quebec, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.; Cordoba, Spain; Seville, Spain; Milano, Lombardia, Italy; Montepulciano, Toscana, Italy; Grosseto, Toscana, Italy; Naples, Campana, Italy; Rio Cuarto, Argentina; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Fortaleza, Brazil; Sobral, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Lima, Peru; Huaraz, Peru; Guayaquil, Ecuador, Seattle,

Hosted Couchsurfers from Indiana, Italy, New Hampshire, New York, France, Belgium, Brazil, Australia, Minnesota, Germany, Ireland, Washington,

Interests

love, life, traveling, God, biking, running, education, being a kid, languages, people, movies, music, art, museums, good conversations, food, family, cultures, beauty, feeling free, laughter...

• arts
• beauty
• education
• dining
• running
• movies
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Tolstoy, A Confession
Movies: The Edukators, Into the Wild,
Music: Punk, Oldies, Jazz, Blues, Samba, Folk, Salsa, Rock, Bluegrass, Ska, Reggae, Bachata, and more!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived 1 year in Ecuador. I worked 6 months in Argentina and studied 18 months in Italy. Also, skydived, jumped off a bridge, and paraglided.

2 Videos Para Pente:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJd6LoRPQJs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mOqpqzSjZc

Teach, Learn, Share

Always bring extra toilet paper with you because you never know when you may need it and an empty waterbottle.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lovely pets, companionship, bikerides, couch, love for life and kids

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Ecuador, Italy

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