CURRENT MISSION

To be as helpful as possible along the road of others' travels.

ABOUT ME

I'm married to my best friend; we met while both being stationed in northern Japan. He is still in the military, and I recently fulfilled my commitment & got out to continue my education in Social Work. My friends would tell you that I was the most unlikely candidate to serve in the armed forces, but I did enjoy many aspects, such as traveling and meeting a wide variety of people from different backgrounds. My husband and I truly enjoy meeting and getting to know people; with so much bad news and media coming at us every day I think sometimes it's easy to forget about all of the good going on in the world, and how many amazing persons do exist around us.

Interests

My husband is an avid Broncos football fan, and due to his Dutch heritage also follows the Netherlands soccer team.
I enjoy reading and swapping book suggestions, creating art, photography, and going to music festivals/live music performances. We also take pretty frequent trips, depending on what we can afford at the time; traveling has become a big part of our lives and an experience we like to share. We both like to cook; Jason grills the best steak I've ever had, and I can make some bomb falafel and sweet potato fries!

I enjoy action/adventure films, scifi/fantasy, and anything with Amy Poehler. I like reading memoirs, brainstorming for future tattoos, decorating my cozy little house, and collecting elephants. One of my favorite things is meeting new people and forming bonds that will last a lifetime. I have friends from all over the country and even outside of the U.S., due to the military and the fact that I have adventurous, crazy friends. I love them like family and no matter how much time passes between visits, we fall back into place like we saw each other yesterday.

• arts
• books
• photography
• tattoos
• music festivals
• festivals
• education
• cooking
• beer
• drinking
• news
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• snowboarding
• soccer
• communications
• teaching
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Solomon Burke, Sam Cooke, Modest Mouse, Zac Brown Band, Fleetwood Mac, Sublime, Rage, Miike Snow, OCMS, Led Zep, Santigold, Grace Potter, String Cheese Incident, Anthony Hamilton, Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, Gorillaz, Little Dragon, Nicki, Janis

The Glass Castle, We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Hobbit, Chelsea Handler, The Metamorphosis, Piece of Cake, The Omnivores Dilemma, books about weird life experiences people have; I just finished a memoir of a woman raised in a polygamist cult in Mexico

I don't have tv but watch netflix and online: Bob's Burgers, House Hunters International, Walking Dead, Hoarders, Intervention, & United States of Tara to name a few. I like horror flicks and "based on a true story" films like Catch Me if You Can and Blow.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Snowboarding at Hakoda in Japan, seeing the "snow monsters"
-holding baby sea turtles in the Grand Caymans
-cruising the Meditteranean- Rome was my favorite
-The scenic views on Going-To-The-Sun-Road in Glacier Nat'l Park, Montana
-drinking blueberry beer in a cave monastery in Prague
-listening to the Sound of Music soundtrack while boarding in Austria
-attending an Ajax FC game in Amsterdam
-sunbathing in Mallorca Spain

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United Kingdom, United States