CURRENT MISSION

A rolling stone gathers no moss. Good - I don't want to look like a swamp monster anyway.

ABOUT ME

Small town lady with the travel bug embedded in me since I was young. Originally from Illinois, but I've lived in Wisconsin for 5 years, Florida for 2 years, and California, Alaska, and Ecuador for short stints. Currently wandering, no permanent home at the moment.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm all for people traveling to see what's around them, whether that's to other countries, other states, other towns, or just other blocks of your city. It's important to learn about and from others. Not everyone has to have a full passport to say they've experienced life. Everyone has the things that get them going, so do that (as long as that's not serial killing, that's not okay). Ex: My dad is happiest watching History Channel and Discovery Channel to experience & learn about those topics; I would rather be filming those things and seeing them in person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Goal: Be a stellar surfer, learn from stellar hosts, eventually become a stellar host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

One excellent surfing experience, along with excellent stories from friends. Looking forward to start hosting and surfing more.

Interests

Cycling, canoeing, hiking, teaching, learning, observing, traveling, swimming, triathlons (so obligatorily- running), camping, reading, working, coloring, being creative.

• running
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Harry Potter (books, not movies). Mystery books (good ole Hardy Boy books). [Goal: read more.]
Music: Grew up country (newer, not twangy), dance club stuff, classic rock, live bluegrass type, gotta love some rap here and there to live in Detroit vicariously (thanks Eminem), Nickelback, Cher.
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, of course, Love & Basketball, Dirty Dancing. [Goal: watch more films than movies]

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Coast to Coast cycling trip with Bike & Build. Charleston, SC to Santa Cruz, CA. 81 days, 4100 miles, 17 build days, 13 states, 32 new great friends.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ecuador, Italy, Russian Federation

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States