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  • 24 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish; learning Arabic, German
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • No occupation listed
  • BA in Psychology & Global Studies
  • From CT, USA
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About Me

1.
I DO NOT USE THIS as a dating/hookup website.
2.
If you request a personalized thesis paper to host... Then just deny the request; I’m fond of the element of surprise... and spending minimal time on my phone.
3.
I want to see a place through your eyes/concepts/hobbies...
4.
I enjoy silence, in fact I find it beautiful
5.
Extremely spontaneous and doesn’t get embarrassed easily
6. Fond of being outdoors, laughing, movement, cycling, dancing, hitchhiking, philosophy, loose leaf tea, having a favorite pen, summer thunderstorms, feta cheese, playgrounds, the panorama of a city at night, improv on piano, eye contact, swimming at every opportunity, rescuing insects, walking barefoot, wandering a city alone, writing about lost things, using my imagination
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Four years around the world & counting..

Leaning towards exploration of obscure places, or typical locations via unique ways. I like to stay long enough to experience the culture, and prefer slow-travel; hitchhiking, Erasmus projects, and workaway volunteering.

And with these 4 years come the best stories... being stung by a stingray in Thailand, sleeping in a kebab shop in Italy, various instances scammed at the Cambodian border...

~Recent Adventures~

~Hitchhiking from Germany to Hungary

~Camping for 8 days in the south of England.

~Working in Jasna ski resort in Slovakia.

~Future travel goals~
Work in a ski resort in Japan
Teach English in South Korea
Volunteer in a refugee camp
Island hop in the Philippines
Dance in Cuba
Walk the length of the Great Wall of China
Climb the highest peak in all countries I visit

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel as a way to live, learn, and grow
The modern take on our nomadic ancestry :)

There are over 7 billion of us living the same day on 7 billion ways; why live the same day over again?

Interests

Solo-travel,
reflection &introspection, gratitude

Dancing dancing dancing
Hula-hooping, yoga, meditation.

Nature, mountains, going around our beautiful earth
Hiking, skiing, cycling

The ocean, snorkeling, swimming, seashell collections
Sunsets & the occasional sunrise.

Documentary photography,
poetry,

Reading philosophy/practical psychology
Writing philosophy ideas

Cooking vegetarian/vegan; eating new foods (dessert!)

Playing piano, learning guitar

Learning a bit of every language of every country I am in...

  • poetry
  • photography
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • baking
  • vegetarian
  • vegan
  • traveling
  • painting
  • drawing
  • guitar
  • piano
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • skiing
  • swimming
  • languages
  • philosophy
  • psychology
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books- Slowing down to the speed of Life; Carson/Bailey
The Way it Works; Ken Page
The Tao of Pooh; Benjamin Hoff
The Power; Rhonda Byrne
The Solitude

Buddhism, philosophy and psychology

Music-
Anything from low-fi trip-hop to classic rock to reggae to catchy pop to indie folk

Movies-
Into the Wild
Her,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Inception,
The Truman Show

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Studied (university degree) abroad in 4 countries
-Slept in a tent in the Sahara desert
-Lived with monks in a forest monastery in Thailand
-Got stung by a stingray, and by one of the world's most poisonous hornets
-Climbed Indochina's highest peak
-Cooked for 700 refugees everyday in Serbia
-Created workshops and classes for Macedonian youth
-Worked on a ski resort in the Czech Republic
-Hitchhiked 1000+ km alone without a phone
-Cycled through Vietnam
-Camped during a code orange storm in Slovenia
-Cliff-jumped in Croatia
-Went paragliding in Italy

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some English, Romanian, Spanish, or Italian.

Psychology; The importance of your thoughts and positive outlook, practical psychology

We can practice meditation and inner reflection...i quote enjoy participating and leading groups!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My perspective on life and the importance of positivity, laughing, living in the moment, being curious, and spontaneity!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Spain, Thailand, United States

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