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Overview

  • 6 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Seeker of creative energy and personal wellness
  • In Graduate School
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To discover new places and people.

ABOUT ME

I am super energetic person. I am always picking up a new hobby or interest. I read between 3-4 books at one time.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't take things too seriously. Try to be the thing or person you want in your life. For example, if you want love - give love. My friend, Linda says that when you give, you open up space in your heart to receive. She's a smart woman.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted friends when I was living in Brooklyn. I let them have my bed. I am nice like that. I have a big living room in Providence and would be happy to host 1-2 people. I am a real people person. I enjoy hearing interesting travel stories and meeting new people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love being in the "local" scene of a place. I can read a travel book until my eyes water, but a book will never be as current as someone local. I actually think hotels smell funny even the nice ones. And what's the point of wasting money on a hotel if you don't plan on sitting in a hotel.

My mother taught me that you always want to leave a situation where your hosts want you to come back... Pitch in doing chores, Bake something etc etc

I have surfed with several hosts. All my experiences were great. Couchsurfing does attract warm, honest and kind people.

Interests

Everything - except eating grapes.

  • books
  • architecture
  • dancing
  • baking
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Smiths, Bjork, Loose Joints, Jackson 5, David Bowie, Aerosmith
Frankenstein, Born to Run, Outliers
Movies: Almost Famous, Sixteen Candles, There's Something About Mary, Taxi Driver, Shawshank Redemption, Body Heat

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing Taj Mahal when I was 10 years old.

Teach, Learn, Share

Baking, Sewing, I am a great driver, mover packer and decorator.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I don't spend a lot of time inside the places I am staying. I appreciate the idea of the couch surfing site and would hope to get to know the people that I am staying with. When I am traveling I usually want to be in the town, looking at the architecture, eating, dancing - going to yoga.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, India, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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