I grew up on the East side of Washington state where I grew up camping, wakeboarding, and enjoying the great outdoors. I spent sometime bouncing around the U.S living in NY, CA, and AZ till one day I found the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. I was only supposed to be in Mammoth for the winter season but I fell in absolutely l love with the mountain and all it had to offer. I spent many days snowboarding, hiking, camping, swimming, and off roading. It was here that I met my Fiance, Max Neumann, my partner in life and travel. We recently moved to western Washington to enjoy all the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Max took up brewing since we moved up north and it has now become a passion of ours. We enjoy traveling around visiting the many different breweries of the west coast.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I absolutely love to travel, but I have always felt that you cannot truly experience a culture without submerging yourself in it. I love to experience a country the way the locals do, eating the local food, drinking the local drink, and visiting the local spots. I have never been very big into the tourism scene so I try and avoid them as much as possible. I feel that with couch surfer, I will not only be able to save money which will allow me to travel for longer periods, but it will allow me the chance to meet the locals.

Interests

I love the mountains, waters, and forests, along with all activities to be enjoyed in nature. I have a passion for food and drink and I absolutely love to cook! I hope to one day own my very own self sustainable farm cause I believe you truly are what you eat. My fiance and I believe in the hunter and gatherer way of life, Max is an avid hunter and in recent years I have started to take it up myself. I love new experiences and I feel that you must try everything at least once. I find balance in life through my Yoga and Meditation. I enjoying fantasy, sometimes it is nice to get away from reality.

• culture
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• instructor
• meditation
• drinking
• traveling
• eating out
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• hunting
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• swimming
• tourism
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I love many different genres of music. I grew up with a mother who sang in a country band and a close family friend who played bass for Tool. A few of my favorite bands are Journey, Queen, David Bowie, Tool, Rebelution, Dead Can Dance, Adele, and the list goes on and on. I feel that if it is true music you will always be able to find a certain beauty in it.

My Favorite movies of all time are Labyrinth, Legend, and Dark Crystal.

My Favorite books would have to be the Harry Potter series and the Thief of Always, I love fantasy!!!! I also enjoy reading self-awareness, natural health, psychology, and biology books, I believe the human mind and body are absolutely miraculous!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my most amazing experiences was backpacking Thailand for two months. It is such and amazing country with a truly beautiful culture based on family.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a Yoga instructor. I love to teach but I will always be a student as well, life is my classroom.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.