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Overview

  • 5 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Beekeeper/Illustrator
  • BFA in Visual Communications
  • From Wheaton, IL
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Go places, feel things

ABOUT ME

I am an easy to get along with person. Easily excitable and open to all kinds of experiences!

PHILOSOPHY

People spend a lot of time "figuring it all out" or trying to, and I think that the sooner you surrender yourself to living and experiencing, the happier and more content you'll be. Remember, we're only here once!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to host and I love to be hosted. Meeting new people who have been traveling is refreshing and inspiring... It gets me itching again! Often I host someone and then I'll somehow end up at their place a year later. That's the beauty of it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My old roommate Lauren had two awesome guys from Germany come stay with us for a few days and we had a BLAST. we all became good friends and it was sad to see them go. Eventually I stayed with them in Austin when one was living there for the winter. Fancy that!

Interests

Vintage bicycles, honeybees, (urban) farming, meat, milk, weather, and collaborating with others on projects.

  • beauty
  • traveling
  • cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a lot of naturalist writings, current favorites would be Edward Abbey and Bernd Heinrich.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I rode my bike to Michigan alone, and that was fantastic. Stayed with many wonderful people. I've ridden through the Sonoran Desert and through the islands of Washington. Every week is amazing, every day I try to do something completely new.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you all sorts of bike maintenance, how to make a perfect pot of brown rice, render lard, or make sauerkraut. I'll answer ANY bee related question you have to ask. We can also doodle together... maybe make some exquisite corpses!

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