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Based in the suburbs of Chicago atm. I’m a semi Nomadic life coach & online business consultant. I enjoy helping others create a life a business they love, exploring the world, have amazing experiences and being with people that light me up!

ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm Samantha, I love to travel, explore new cities, foods, cultures, fashion, museums, sites and do adventurous activities. I don’t care all that much about getting more material things - travel, experiences and relationships with people mean so much more to me!

PHILOSOPHY

Life is to short to live anything but the life you truly want to. It's scary but worth it to go against social norms and expectations to be happy and excited by life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Connecting with other awesome internationals and traveler over a fun activity or meal!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've meet up with people for lunch or drinks and dancing after already booking a hostel so I didn't need to crash there but they were great and I'd definitely stay with them if I'm ever in their towns again.

Interests

Online business, travel, sociology, healthy living, minimalism, cooking, art (clay,painting drawing), reading, I love to go dancing, completing my ultimate to-do list, starting businesses, surrounding myself with supportive and interesting people.

• arts
• design
• fashion
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• minimalism
• skydiving
• business
• philosophy
• sociology
• budget travel
• spirituality

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - The 4-hour workweek by Timothy Ferriss, $100 Start up, The Lost Girls, A Good Girls Guide to Getting Lost, Half the Sky, Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, anything by Philippa Gregory.
Movies - Pride and Prejudice, The Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings, Oceans Eleven, Friends with benefits, Planet Earth, Food inc., We the tiny house people, Craigslist Joe.
Music - probably 1/3 of iTunes top 100 and modern country

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Created my own heart and passion driven business.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a life and online business coach so I do everything from goal setting to website creation if you want that full picture you can check out my website shefoundfreedom.com.

I'm a native English speaker certified to teach English as a second language so I'd be happy to help through conversational practice,

I can cook , I have a passion for career/lifestyle design would be happy to sit down with you and discuss goals and how to get you to a fulfilling place.

I love to share about my travel and adventure experiences - I can tell you and give tips on packing/ organization (I’ve been trained by Marie Kondo in home organization), sky diving, zip-lining, London, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, D.C., Colorado, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China and of course the must see/dos in Chicago etc etc

I enjoy having a good conversation about many topics including - where our modern food comes from/ that system, different cultures, our impact of the environment, movies, history etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Monaco, Scotland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Italy, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States