Hi! I am originally from Hawaii where I grew up mostly at my grandparents' house. We picked mangoes from the tree in our backyard and I went bodyboarding at the beach with my grandpa. It was paradise.

Life has treated me really kindly and I'm grateful! After university, I hitchhiked across the USA and ended up near Washington, DC, where I ran out of money and decided that's where I'd settle! I've worked at a start-up and then as a music journalist, and now I'm a music and arts festival producer in Iceland. It has been a winding road, but I've enjoyed the scenic route because the journey is beautiful!

If we get a chance to meet, I'll tell you about how I freestyle rapped with Bedouin guys in the desert of Jordan...and I'll tell you why that experience inspired me to move here to Iceland :)

In life I have met inspiring and loving people who have positively impacted me in so many ways. I've met them on mountains, in the back of pick-up trucks, at music festivals and serendipitously bumped into some on the street. So far, I've come to realize that the most important part of my life is CONNECTION. It's what I value the most and that's why I am always down to connect with people and nature!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with people in authentic ways!

Interests

Traveling, writing, snowboarding, graphic design, photography, food, rock climbing, hiking, music, people that are fueled by passion, feeling truly alive

• arts
• writing
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• music festivals
• festivals
• dining
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• journalism
• beaches
• mountains

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Iceland, United States