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Overview

  • 29 references 20 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • personal trainer
  • completed university but life is my true education
  • From native Virginia Beachian
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

explore the world

ABOUT ME

the weirder the better...otherwise life would be so boring!

my passion, however, is to advocate for human justice around the world. i love volunteering in the community and helping people who would normally be overlooked. i love art and music of all kinds (well except country) and i love meeting new people and experiencing new cultures.

PHILOSOPHY

be the change

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i do it all folks! haha

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i love cs-ing! i've made friends all over the world that i've stayed in touch with for years! it's one of my favorite parts of traveling.

Interests

running, yoga, mountain biking, beach, anything outdoors really...music, art, culture, friends...

  • arts
  • culture
  • yoga
  • running
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • volunteering
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

indie rock folk blue grass kinda stuff...basically everything but country.

love documentaries and non-fiction books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

rocking a little baby to sleep in Africa that has AIDS and was abandoned by his family

falling asleep on top of a ginormous mountain in Peru...i felt like a bird

jumping to my death off of a bridge in Canada and living to tell about it

Teach, Learn, Share

It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish. ~Mother Theresa

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mozambique, United States

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