CURRENT MISSION

Preparing to spend a year abroad on a round-the-world trip meeting amazing people, learning languages, and making awesome memories!

ABOUT ME

Hi everyone! My name is Shazia and I'm a student from Provo, Utah, the USA. My husband Taylor and I recently got married and made a goal to spend one year abroad. We left Utah in August 2015 and we're currently in Europe! While we're traveling we are learning languages, meeting new people, and enjoying a location-independent lifestyle.

PHILOSOPHY

Taylor and I are opportunists! We dream big and take the chance to travel and go on outdoor adventures close to home whenever we can. We believe the main purpose of life is to become better people and to serve others, but life should also be filled with FUN! We love getting to know other people and hearing about their unique stories--it's the best part of traveling!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We're both new to couchsurfing! But so many of our friends have had AWESOME experiences so we're hoping to meet some great people :)

Interests

Anything outdoors--horseback riding, camping, rock climbing, ice climbing, canyoning, caving, scuba diving, surfing, canoeing, and rowing. We also enjoy weightlifting and other types of working out. We also love business, language learning, blogging, writing, public relations, graphic design, and web design. We're always down to try new things!

• writing
• books
• singing
• design
• graphic design
• working out
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• piano
• outdoor activities
• equestrian
• backpacking
• canoeing
• spelunking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• rowing
• business
• communications
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacking to Havasupai in the Grand Canyon. An unforgettable experience!

Teach, Learn, Share

Mine and Taylor's skills include: web design, graphic design, public relations, social media, blogging, information systems, computer programming, research, data entry, magazine writing/editing/compiling, book writing/editing, eBook creation, sales, marketing, music (piano/singing), weightlifting/coaching, teaching horseback riding, teaching, working with children.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Taylor and I are both easygoing, kind, flexible, and we love to have fun. We clean up after ourselves and help around the house whenever we stay with others. We love visiting with people and getting to know others whenever we go somewhere new!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States