Hi! I'm Quynn (formerly Sofia).

CURRENT MISSION
Connect with others, let friendships flourish, laugh often, explore new places & foster love, creativity & harmony in my community.

ABOUT ME
I was born & raised where the blistering desert meets the metropolis known as Phoenix, I lived out my college years in a spooky & magical mountain town called Flagstaff, and I am currently blossoming beneath the southern Arizona sun in a funky little city we call Tucson. My roots go deep in the Arizona dirt and I love to share my love for my home with others.

Some other info about me:
I am a Middle School Spanish Teacher. Sometimes I like to do activities in the outdoors and sometimes I like to stay home and be a couch potato. I like to dance, hula hoop, sing songs, and am learning aerial silks and pole dancing.

I live with my beautiful roommate, Drayla, and my dog, Jolene, near downtown Tucson. I don’t host quite as often any more but am always interested in meeting up and taking you on an adventure! I’m also inspired by the amazing couchsurfing communities I have witnessed in other cities and would love to start building a stronger community in Tucson. Let’s connect!

I love couchsurfing and have met some seriously amazing people on this app. If you're someone who genuinely wants to connect and see the local's perspective of Arizona, hit me up with a request to stay or meet up. I'm not so into it when people use our home as a free airbnb and make no effort to hangout or get to know us.

PHILOSOPHY
"If we can recognize the miracle of a single flower, our entire world would change" -The Buddha

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I surfed for the first time in the Midwest a road trip over the summer of 2015 and was completely blown away by the kindness and hospitality that my hosts extended to me. I was instantly hooked and knew I wanted to be apart of this community.

I don't always have the time or energy to host travelers, or even to respond to all the requests I receive. I only like to accept if I truly have the time to dedicate to getting to know my guests and spend time with them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Stayed with:
Madi in Des Moines, IA, July 2015
Lisa in Des Moines, IA, July 2015
Benny in Fall Creek, WI, July 2015
Jewel in Madison, WI, July 2015
Sara in Madison, WI, July 2015
Madison Couch Crash in Madison, WI, July 2015
Kristi in Denver, CO, February 2016
Eric in Santa Fe, NM, July 2016
Dave in Colorado Springs, July 2016
Rachel in Denver, July 2016
Andrew in the Grand Tetons National Park, July 2016
Denton in Missoula, MT, July 2016
Willow in Arcata, CA, July 2016
Corrin in Minneappolis, MN, June 2018
Madi in Des Moines, IA (again!), June 2018
Harsh & Donald in Chicago, IL, June 2019

Hosted:
Alisha from Massachusetts, August 2015
Kristi from Colorado, September 2015
Khalida & friend from Texas, October 2015
Kevin and Estelle from France, October 2015
Sam and Catherine from Germany/UK, October 2015
Lauren and Corrine from Florida, December 2015
Joel from New York, December 2015
Sofia and Nahuel from Argentina, January 2016
Laura from New York, January 2016
Amy from California, August 2016
Katarina from Germany, August 2016
Ryuta & friend from Japan, August 2016
Joann from Michigan, August 2016
Rebecca & friends from Austria 2016

Met up with:
Yolanda from the UK in Jackson, WY in July 2016
Sarah from Georgia in Flagstaff, AZ, August 2016
Viktorija & friends from Lithuania in Flagstaff, September 2016
Chetan, Sam, Brian & friends in Chicago, IL, June 2019

Interests

Music, dance, hoop dance, language, culture, volunteering, hiking, rafting, camping, fitness, travel, animals, museums, makeup, drawing, singing, swimming, tattoos, plants&flowers, history, food, festivals, and adventures of any kind.

• animals
• culture
• singing
• beauty
• tattoos
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• fitness
• flowers
• traveling
• drawing
• magic
• music
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• teaching
• history
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Little Dragon, Sylvan Esso, MIA, FKA twigs, Fleet Foxes, Bonobo, Flying Lotus, Cat Power, Koan Sound, Tokimonsta, Polish Ambassador & much more!

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pulp Fiction, Fargo, Stepbrothers, Mulan, Paris is Burning, But I'm a Cheerleader, & many more

TV shows: Black Mirror, RuPauls Drag Race, Broad City, Shameless, Stranger Things, & any kind of crime or creepy documentary series!

Books: Love both fiction & nonfiction in both English & Spanish!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Took a mud bath with elephants in Chiang Mai, Thailand!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love good conversations and learning about new things. I am also super into trading goods/services.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A yummy and healthy meal, great convos and lots of laughs. Recommendations for things to do and places to go all around Arizona & some other parts of the Southwest.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States