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Overview

  • 52 references 30 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2006
  • Student/Over Achiever
  • Senior in College/working on my degree in life lessons
  • From Ocala, FL, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To explore life firsthand, and love every minute of it!

ABOUT ME

I love being lost, I get bored when things are too familiar, and enjoy meeting people with purpose. I refuse to get caught up in the 'rush' of life. I am dedicated to gaining knowledge, to one day attain wisdom, and to wear a smile every step of the way..

PHILOSOPHY

I believe everything happens for a reason. The people we meet, places we go, experiences, and emotions attached to these things are part of a learning process. We only live on this earth once, and it's our obligation to seek out new things, and seriously LIVE!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have jumped right into the CS world!! I have hosted many people from all walks of life. This is an amazing concept and I love the people I've met. I definetly have some long lasting friendships that were built through CS, and I love the community that I am now a part of.

UPDATE:
I have recently returned from a life-changing 6 month adventure through Europe, the Balkins and Egypt.. I couchsurfed 99% of the time... I cannot express how lucky I feel to have met such amazing people... I will never travel any other way. Hosting was a great experience but surfing, and learning, meeting people, and experiencing humanity through couchsurfing was extravagant... Truly a journey to remember.

I do believe that Ireland is my favorite country in the world!!!!!!

Interests

Snow Boarding, Hiking, Scuba Diving, Rock Climbing, Making Snow Angels, Poetry, Picking Flowers, and on and on... TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL!!

  • poetry
  • flying
  • yachting
  • flowers
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • beaches
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Denver Slam Poets! Some of the most amazing writers, thinkers, speakers, and friends. Slam poetry is the voice of a new generation,(and the youth slammers would knock your socks off!!) Must give props Ken Arkind, Ian Dougherty, Andrea Gibson, Rob C, Pauly Lipman, Danny Sherrard, Bianca Mikahn, Panama Soweto, Isis...There are way too many to list, but if ya don't know of them yet you GOTTA google it, youtube it, whatever it takes! Authors: Elizabeth Gilbert (LOVE HER!!) Chuck Palinuik, Paulo Coelho, Sylivia Plath, Beat Poets, Tom Robbins, Anne Rice, Ayaan Hersi Ali (with high respect) Brian Frouds Book of Fairies, Davinci Code, and on and on... The Celestine Prophecies, 10th Insight. I just like movies that make me think; spark a fire in my mind, heart or touch my soul and give me the feeling that anything is possible.. Music: ALL Kinds!! I guess it depends on my mood mostly emo/indie/old dirty punk rock/ska/blues/hip hop/rock and roll.. and on and on..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving with trained dolphins in Freeport, Bahamas. Snorkle diving with wild spotted dolphins in Bimini, Bahamas. Putzing around in caves back in Florida. Shaking vigorously at the top of castlewood canyons after an 70 foot freeclimb! Going through the Burmuda Triangle in a terrible strorm on my fathers yacht. Flying over the Grand Canyon in a small private plane. Sunrise/sunset on the beach, and in the mountains. Jumping off a 70 foot bridge in Freeport. The day that one of my best friends and I , realized that we were sitting on the side of the earth, and for a moment time stood still.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you cartwheels, and backbends, how to smile on accident, and how sometimes if you close your eyes you'll see more clearly.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, United States

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