CURRENT MISSION

"To be a 'monument' to myself one day..."

ABOUT ME

I'm sure it would be along the lines of, "Shelley is a very friendly and open person. Always honest and always willing to listen and have a good discussion." Also very easy to get along with and open palms to new cultures, new people, new places. -Michelle Burger

PHILOSOPHY

You can only be as happy as you are grateful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to host and surf.

Interests

I have a passion for cycling, I have a little purple Bianchi that gets me around town just fine. Bike lanes are "medicine" for busy cities. I grew up with horses and since I can't fit one in my apartment I have the next best thing, an Italian Greyhound. He is full grown at ten pounds and gallops just like a little horse, his name is Emilio Estevez, the dog, not too be confused with the famous actor...

• dogs
• horses
• acting
• coffee
• walking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Kill Bill, Breakfast at Tiffany's, & Anything by Wes Anderson

Books: A Clockwork Orange, Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, The Four Agreements, Story of the Eye, House of Leaves, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Percey Shelley (my namesake), The Giver, Lord of the Flies, Harry Potter, I hope to read Bukowski, Kerouac, Ellis, and Sidaris within the next year...

Music: Genres: Folk, Rock, Jazz/Blues
Super Eclectic, some of my favorites are: The Strokes, The White Stripes, Deadweather, Little Dragon, Fleet Foxes, Blind Pilot, Andrew Bird, The Black Heart Procession, Iron and Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Beirut, Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Knife, Devotchka, Band on Horses, Creedence Clearwater, Led Zepplin...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traipsing the streets of Seattle and Portland are amongst the coolest things I've done. When I travel, I don't like to do "touristy" things. I like to simply soak up the energy around me. Walking, pubs, coffee shops, hiking, cycling and libraries are my favorites.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States