ABOUT ME

I'm a 27 year old freelance writer with a passion for travel and adventure. I just relocated to Denver, Colorado after 8 months of backpacking around magical Southeast Asia.

PHILOSOPHY

Do the things that make you happy. Surround yourself with good people. Be compassionate and kind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Connecting with community members around the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted on a couple occasions. The last time I hosted was a rather strange and uncomfortable weekend for me and my roommates, so I've taken a bit of time away from CS. But now that I'm out traveling again, I hope to find some wonderful and willing hosts, make some new friends, and have some really positive CS experiences!

Interests

traveling, traveling, traveling! writing, making new friends, music, creating things, dancing, running, philosophy, cooking, learning Spanish, biking, camping, hiking, hula hooping, yoga, meditation,

• writing
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• bungee jumping
• freelancing
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

AH! So many! I love great non-fiction, books that change the way you think about things. I love classic literature, anything pertaining to travel, magical realism, auto/biographies about fascinating people, books that discuss and explore the human experience, books that inspire and help me grow.

Various works from Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter Thompson, Cormac McCarthy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jack Kerouac, Chuck Palahniuk, Paulo Coelho, and others, Vagabonding by Rolf Potts, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris, Siddartha by Hermann Hesse, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, The Psycopath Test by Jon Ronson, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Notas de Viaje by Che Guevara, etc.

Music: I absolutely love exploring old and new music from all over the world. My taste is very eclectic and always changing. Some of my favorites include: Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Manu Chao, Miles Davis, B.B. King, Paul Simon, Devendra Banhart, Grizzly Bear, Chopin, Kaki King, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, String Cheese Incident, Dorothy Ashby, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Fiona Apple, Son House, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, John Coltrane, Buddy Guy, Janis Joplin, Madlib, J Dilla, pretty much anything from Stones Throw Records, Thievery Corporation, STS9, Pink Floyd, Lotus, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan... so many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can there really just be one?!
Floated down a river in the rain forest on a wooden raft.
Swam with sea lions in the Galapagos.
Bungee jumped off a bridge in the mountains of Ecuador.
Stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon and stared into that great abyss.
Drove a convertible through the beaches, deserts, mountains and canyons of the American West.
Danced samba in the streets of Rio during Carnaval.
Climbed an active volcano and stared into an even greater abyss.
Hiked through the oldest rainforest on earth in Malaysia.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share hugs, laughter, stories and fresh-cooked meals!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Ecuador, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Ecuador, United States, Viet Nam