CURRENT MISSION

To learn as much as I can about as many things and people and places as possible.

ABOUT ME

I wish I were an intellectual, but I'm not. I believe that the only way to learn is from other people, which is why I love reading everything I can have time for (magazines, blogs, newspapers, books, texts, essays). Because I recently learned about the "5 Love Languages", I have to include that here. Mine are Quality Time and Words of Affirmation. I love spending time with people I know and love, as well as with people I want to get to know. I like to let people know what I am thinking, but I am rarely in danger of being called tactless. Living in Heidelberg has given me the opportunity to live in a different culture and have new experiences.

I am a Sociology and History double major at my university, which I absolutely enjoy. One of my favourite things to do is to people watch on a busy street ~ for me, sociology is the closest thing to it in the academic world.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that we are on this earth to make the most of every moment. Whether it is serving others or enjoying living, there is nothing better than to "slow down, and make the morning last".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Everyone has to start somewhere, right? I haven't yet actively participated in CS, but I am psyched to start!

Interests

Listed in no particular order:
Hiking, Climbing, Reading, The Beach, Camping, Literature, Fire, Ants, Spiders, Water, Stars, Travel, Dirt, Pickles, Celebrity, Bare Feet, History, Quotes, Rain, Music, Dr. Pepper, German politics

• culture
• books
• literature
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• history
• languages
• sociology
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Blind Pilot, Mates of State, Foo Fighters, Fleet Foxes, Pedro the Lion, Niel Young, Modest Mouse, Damien Jurado, Aaron Sprinkle, José González, Bob Marley, Bon Iver, The Police, Sting, Iron & Wine, Cake music, Matt Costa, Andrew Bird, James Taylor, Spoon, Thom Yorke, U2, Tracy Chapman, The White Stripes, The Decemberists, Kings of Convenience, Nick Drake, Great Lake Swimmers, Explosions in the Sky, Gaelic Storm, Norah Jones, Chris Botti, Damien Rice, Def Leppard, Tarkio, Coldplay, Eagles, Jakob Dylan, Idlefill, Beatles, Regina Spektor, David Crowder, Simon & Garfunkel, Dave Matthews Band, Journey, The Kooks, Jeremy Camp, Liquid Tension Experiment, Mutemath, Phil Wickham, Muse, Rescue, Shawn McDonald, Sonic Flood, Skillet, Waterdeep, Death Cab for Cutie, Goo Goo Dolls, Lynard Skynard, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Artistic Nuance Productions, Tucker Horton, Jon Foreman, Jack Johnson, John Mayer

Movies: One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, The Social Network, Sunshine, Brick, 12 Angry Men, Charades

Books: C.S. Lewis, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Road, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Severe Mercy, Mr. God This is Anna

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Mongolia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany