CURRENT MISSION

To live the story of my life like one i would like to read

ABOUT ME

Well....hmmmmm.... My name is Rachael. I'm from California- Norcal to be more specific. I'm from a small town, but go to school in a city, so I guess you could say I'm a city girl with a small-town heart. I love the hustle and bustle of the city, but the serenity and beauty of the country.

I'm living in Istanbul and working as a preschool teacher here.

I am an adrenaline junkie! Anything that makes my heart race and my palms sweat is my kind of endeavor. Having my stomach in my throat is one of my favorite feelings in the world (as well as having my mouth and lips feel like they are on fire from spicy food)! I've been Bungy Jumping, Skydiving (twice), white-water rafting, cliff-diving, I've swam with sharks.... and one of my life goals is to go to South Africa and go cage diving with a great white.

hmmm.... that's all I can think of right now, but I love meeting new people as well as seeing and experiencing new things, and I know that couchsurfing will help me do just that!

PHILOSOPHY

Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old.
~Frank Lloyd Wright

Interests

EATING, drinking, reading, traveling, playing at the beach, exploring, adventures, good conversations, MEXICAN FOOD, drunken bike rides on warm summer nights, snowboarding, spinning (yes i know im a goober!), chocolate, tequila, Languages, the world,

• beauty
• dining
• chocolate
• mexican food
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• teaching
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:The Lovely Bones, Queen of the South, Eat Pray Love, anything by Chaim Potok, Tuesdays With Morrie, Harry Potter... the 4th is the best, The Red Tent, The Kite runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns..... and many, many, many more...

Movies:Ever After, Across the Universe, Wedding Crashers, Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles, Fight Club, Snatch, Old School, Super Bad, Clueless... basically any chick flick

Music: anything and everything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, France, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Spain, Turkey, United States