CURRENT MISSION

Live to love, Love to learn!

ABOUT ME

Hi! I am a curious, passionate, and energetic person. I love bicycles, the outdoors, sunflowers, smiling, good food, good drinks, and the best of conversation. I think the people are always more important than the activity. However, I do LOVE riding my bicycle and doing generally active things. I am most certainly a do-er. I like being busy and am always planning my next adventure! Last summer I rode my bike across the US from Providence, RI to Seattle, WA and next summer I am riding Alaska to Portland, OR!

I grew up in Austin, TX and went to college in Portland, OR. I studied biology, chemistry, economics, environmental studies, and education. But, more that anything, I am interested in learning, thinking, sharing, and doing. I like to learn about other places and other people by engaging with them, sharing with them, and doing things with them. I enjoy spreading my positive energy to the people around me through conversation and homemade goods.

After graduating, I moved to Washington, DC for an AmeriCorps position. I spent a year working at an elementary and learning how to be an independent adult. Following my year of service, I moved back home to Austin to make differences within my own community. For the past year and a half, I have been loving my hometown- creating new communities, connections, and friends that I never could have imagined. I've become very involved in the amazing cycling community and I'm currently getting my teaching certificate as I work full-time.

PHILOSOPHY

Each person has an unlimited potential and the ability to improve their life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host, teach, learn, enjoy, share, bake, give

I want to host more and I want to surf more. Of course, there are obstacles to both- roommates that aren't accustomed to couchsurfers and having a job. However, I am hoping to do more of both in the coming months!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experience with couchsurfing has been purely with people that are truly interested in experiencing the culture of a place through the people that encompass it.

When I was living with my (ex) boyfriend a few years ago, we hosted hundreds of beautiful people in our home in Austin, TX. I was constantly amazed by the characters, personalities, generosity, and respect that we encountered.

I very much enjoyed cooking meals, going on bike rides, talking to and spending time with people from all over the world. I have seen the true essence of couchsurfing from those that take it to heart and it is no force to be reckoned with.

Interests

I like to do things and feel good about how I spend my time. Whether that means being productive and getting things done or in other moments relaxing and taking a step back from life. My activities circulate particularly around these: active things, in the outdoors, being creative, rowing, my bike and everything about it, baking up a storm, walking, talking, spooning, swimming, drinking, sudoku(-ing), eating, dancing all night long, cooking for others, camping, music, thinking, feeling, gardening...and everything in between

watch things grow, watch things rise, watch things change

Above all else, I am interested in being around people- doing and sharing the things we love.

• culture
• perfumes
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• baking
• walking
• drinking
• gardening
• sudoku
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• swimming
• rowing
• biology
• chemistry
• economics
• teaching
• environmental studies

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy watching just about any movie that can make me laugh, cry, or scream. I almost always find myself listening to music and can't imagine life without it. I enjoy reading, but always wish that I read more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Obama ate my cheesecake!

But actually, he recently ate at the restaurant that I cooked at and they sold the cheesecakes and pies that I baked.

I rode my bicycle 4,000 miles across the country last summer!

Teach, Learn, Share

Everything, anything, and the in between.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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