CURRENT MISSION

To see as much of the world as possible while meeting incredible people along the way.

ABOUT ME

I love to travel and explore. I live a very active life and love to enrich myself into the culture of each place I stay in. If I am not traveling you can most likely find me in my art studio covered in paint.

I study management and entrepreneurship along with fine arts and hope to eventually work in brand management or design consulting.

Getting to know unfamiliar faces has come naturally for me and I am never short of a response. However I do love to listen to the stories of others!

PHILOSOPHY

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” -Viktot Frankl, Mans Search for Meaning

-Alongside this quote taken from Viktor Frankl's "Mans Search for Meaning", as Frankl is his other main point in that you can strip a (wo)man of nearly everything however the one thing you can't take away is ones way of choosing how to respond. "The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance." I find that Frankl's philosophies on personal freedom can be used as an aid to guide me to clarity of mind and internal happiness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a student wanting to see the world, finding a feasible way is a challenge! With couch surfing, I am able to see so many new places and meet some really fascinating people.

Interests

Painting, painting, and more painting! reading self-improvement books, meditating, exploring, going to concerts

• arts
• culture
• humanities
• books
• architecture
• design
• concerts
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• entrepreneurship
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Viktor Frankl, Eckhart Tolle, Marcus Aurelius,

I love anything from electronic funk to blue grass. Typically I listen to lots of electronic mixes, some deep house here and there, or anything that gives me inspiration to paint!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sleeping under the stars in the middle of the Sahara Desert…..unforgettable

Hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey. Or just my travels through Turkey in general….the people, the culture, the architecture, the textiles, the country has something magical about it….

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, United States