CURRENT MISSION

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Staying with Lauren, Cobus, and Tu in NZ were two of the best nights I have ever had traveling. It was like being at home with old friends which is just about the most desirable experience when you're away from home and feel invisible from time to time.

Interests

Languages, idioms, dialects, live music, recorded music, all music, laughing out loud until my side hurts, costume events, cooking, dining out, wine, getting stamps in my passport, enjoying time in the airport, anything outdoors, facing long-held fears, taking moments to be grateful, watching as my and friends' lives develop into what we've always wanted, waiting to see what's next

• coloring
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• stamps
• music
• live music
• opera
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• sailing
• skydiving
• paragliding
• dialects
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can't just name one....

~Growing up in Nashville with the most incredible and hilarious family
~Paragliding in the Swiss Alps
~Seeing the Pope at the Vatican
~Watching a Dixie band get the crowd moving in Prague
~Seeing David Gray in Munich
~Enjoying Don Giovanni at the Hungarian National Opera
~Hiking on the Franz Josef Glacier
~Skydiving over Lake Wanaka in the morning
~Bungy jumping where it all began that same afternoon
~Spending Easter Sunday sea kayaking with seals in Abel Tasman National Park
~Parasailing in the Bay of Islands
~Blackwater Rafting with glowworms in Waitomo Caves
~Riding camels in the Sahara
~Exploring the medina in Tunis
~Marvelling at the glorious color of the water at an oasis in the desert
~Having the best friends one could ever ask for and adding to that list daily
~Patty Griffin's 10,000 Kisses show at the Ryman
~Listening to the wisdom that pours out of Nick,my 9-year-old cousin
~Knowing loving and missing my grandmother
~Iceskating at Vienna's Winterfest
~Seeing the Eiffel Tower for the first time...and every time since
~Celebrating with the Parisians their France Cup victory on the Champs Elysses
~Hiking in the Samaria Gorge
~Visiting the home of my ancestors in Sicily and seeing our family names on signs
~Snuggling with my nephew, Jack, for hours
~Scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef
~Sailing the Whitsunday Islands
~Being fully aware how much I love my family and friends and how much I miss those I love no matter where they are in the world

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, United States

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