CURRENT MISSION

To know when it's time to move on.

PHILOSOPHY

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." - Shirley Chisom

ABOUT ME

I am Sara.
I am a writer.
I am 26.
I am an avid reader.
I am a baker of homemade muesli/granola.
I am tallish.
I am an American.
I am a story collector.
I am a huge John Oliver fan.
I am a bigger Samantha Bee fan.
I am a fluent Spanish speaker in training.
I am a huge tennis fan.
I am an expat living in Spain at the moment.
I am nearsighted.
I am always forgetting my glasses/contacts.
I am restless if I stay in one place for too long.
I am a amateur photographer in training.
I am a lover of natural beauty.
I am an avid re-reader.
I am mostly vegetarian.
I am shy…until I’m not shy anymore.
I am very not shy, once I am not shy anymore.
I am a cooker of the best coconut curry lentil soup you will ever have in your life.
I am teacher.
I am non-smoker living with smokers (heads up).
I am a crier at animated films.
I am sorry about Donald Trump. Really.
I am a loyal friend (references pending).
I am a sharer of homemade muesli/granola or coconut curry lentil soup.
I am a rambler.
I am hoping that this is enough for the “About Me” section.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've loved meeting people from different walks of life through travel. It's helped me realize there are awesome people everywhere.

Interests

Reading
Writing
Travel
Tennis (watching, not doing)
Yoga
Living
Laughing
Dancing (in my bedroom where no one can see me)
Singing (to my shower head wereno one can hear me)
Movies
Unique narative styles
Running (doing, not watching)
Amelia Earhart (seriously, what HAPPENED to her??!?!!)
Teaching
Contemplating my place in the universe
Radiolab
2 Dope Queens
Snap Judgement

• writing
• books
• singing
• beauty
• dancing
• recipes
• vegetarian
• yoga
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• tennis
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

In no particular order - or category. See below*:

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Janelle Monae
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Circle
Juno
Sum
The Lego Movie
Nertz
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Alchemist
Florence + the Machine
We are All Completely Besides Ourselves
The Social Network
A Visit from the Goon Squad

*A prize goes to the first contestant to ring in with the items on my favorites list grouped into the correct categories (Music, Movies, or Books). Bonus points if you can name the authors of the books and years of release on the movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Salt Flats in Bolivia. Most beautiful thing I've ever seen (evolution of man photo I have in my profile is from the Salt Flats).

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I'd be happy to give some elementary Spanish practice to anyone looking for it. Same goes for English but on a more advanced level - I've had like 25 more years of practice at that. I also have a few (literally 2) recipes I could teach.

Learn: I think this depends on what you willing to teach, right? Why are they asking me this? Like if I said I want to learn advanced yoga poses and was hosted by someone who doesn't do yoga, wouldn't they just feel bad? Like they let me down? I'm willing to learn what you are willing to teach - because I'm not rude!

Share: Time, the aforementioned recipes, jokes, stories, books (book swap? anyone? anyone? Bueller?), book recommendations - and the game of Nertz. It will change your life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Haiti, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Spain, United States