I'm a 2015 graduate from the University of Illinois (go Illini!) I love to travel, I studied and lived in Barcelona, Spain for 10 months last year and it was the best decision I ever made. I studied Spanish and Global Studies, and I am a 3rd grade bilingual education teacher in Fort Worth, Texas. I hope in the future to teach abroad in Latin America for a couple of years. I love to dance, watch documentaries, drink wine, meet new people, and take long walks to unexpected places surrounded by good friends and conversations.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people, especially those who grew up and live differently than I do. The world is so huge and I want to learn about all the beautiful inhabitants of it!

Interests

Honestly just talking with people and getting to know them, and also talking with my friends and family. I also enjoy listening as well :) Other than that I like running, Instagramming, watching and re-watching Game of Thrones (I always forget where people are and why and who's trying to claim the throne again...and Jon Snow is a babe), reading ethnographies (and other literature, I just read a lot of ethnographies for my anthropology classes), dancing, singing, acting, modeling, being a quadruple threat...and One Direction. Sorry judge me all you want but I had to be honest! ;)

• literature
• singing
• documentaries
• acting
• dancing
• education
• wine
• running
• modeling
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• anthropology
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - well besides 1D, I like the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, Simon & Garfunkel, Regina Spektor, Florence + the Machine, No Doubt, Mika, Billy Joel, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Billy Joel...quite eclectic. I also love Latino music: Prince Royce, Don Omar, Chino y Nacho, Shakira, Wisin y Yandel, Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, Juan Magan, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Henry Mendez

Movies - The Breakfast Club, Les Intouchables (French movie), L'Auberge Espagnole (another French movie), Bridesmaids, Step Brothers, A Christmas Story, Dirty Dancing, Stand By Me, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Harry Potter movies, LOTR movies, Inception, Lion King, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century...

Books: Harry Potter series, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Walk to Remember (the only Nicholas Sparks book that doesn't make me roll my eyes when I re-read it as a young adult and not a 15-year-old lovesick high schooler), The Hunger Games series, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux, It's Kind of a Funny Story, Once and Future King...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studying abroad and everything that encompasses that - the coolest place I went was to Northern Ireland to visit Giant's Causeway - seriously the rock formations blew my mind and it was cool like getting to climb them. I also met Jenna Marbles in person this year and she gave me life advice which was pretty cool too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge I have, about Spanish, studying and living in Europe, a friendly personality, an impromptu dance party, and a barrel of laughs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States