CURRENT MISSION

to see all that the world has to offer, and to offer all i have to the world

ABOUT ME

NO LONGER LIVING/HOSTING IN PRAGUE, SORRY!!!

Traveling nomad at the moment as I push restart on my life. Trying to live with less and bring adventure back into my life after the long quarantine. New online business owner trying to manifest freedom in all the senses of the word. Educated. Multilingual, or trying to be. Proudly Queer. I've traveled alone a lot but am really at a time in my life when connections are a priority. Looking to meet like-minded or open-minded people, have interesting conversations, make new friends, and perhaps deep connections.

American by nationality, international heart, 2nd grade teacher turned small business owner, love to travel, meet new people, have a good time, connect, create a sense of community, learn new things, live fully in the moment.

PHILOSOPHY

"I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want my everyday to make God's belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift." <3

be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. do not now seek the answers..the point is-to live everything-live the questions now.
-Rainer Maria Rilke

"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." -Roald Dahl

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is the best way to travel. My favorite travel memories are always when I have couch-surfed -- because of the amazing travel-spirited people!! It truly makes the trip a once in a lifetime experience, sharing cultures, stories, and fun together. Some of the most amazing things I have done are thanks to my hosts. I wouldn't have believed it until I tried it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted-
2014 Prague
2019 Seattle

Surfed-
2011 San Juan, Puerto Rico
2012 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013 Vienna, Austria
2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013 Ibiza, Spain
2014 Sorrento, Italy
2014 Zurich, Switzerland
2015 Abu Dhabi UAE
2015 Dubai UAE
2021 ??? I'm back...

Interests

love to travel, go to the beach, go out with friends, eat, drink, cook, volunteer, go to concerts/listen to music, rollerblade, dance, explore, read, write, try new things, enjoy my life!

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- almost everything.

Books-Brida & The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo, Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, anything by Thich Nhat Hanh or Deepak Chopra, and any nonfiction/self-help books on psychology or philosophy of happiness and love and the mind. 📚

Not a big movie or tv person but prefer to watch films in languages I'm trying to learn.
Recommend me some!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

or five.

Night Kayaking in the bioluminescent bay in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Sliding down the "Leap of Faith" at the Atlantis water park in Dubai.

Taking a last-minute trip to Ibiza by myself.

Getting an unannounced motorcycle tour from an Italian CS friend in the rain along the Almafi Coast of Italy.

Watching a 9 year old illiterate student of mine originally from Nigera learn how to read 😊 (that feeling beats almost everything.)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English, Elementary School subjects, basic Spanish, dance

Learn: anything and everything! Spanish, Italian, French... Czech...yoga.. hiking...adventures... dancing.. cooking...culture

Share: good times, conversations, stories, ideas, business advice

What I Can Share with Hosts

stories, laughs, Spanish, Portuguese, English (native), food/cooking, cleaning/organizing, and advice for teachers/parents

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Mexico, Spain, United States