CURRENT MISSION

Meet people that open up my eyes to fabulous parts of the world that I have never experienced.

ABOUT ME

I am an avid traveler that travels during almost every vacation period. I’ve traveled to 39 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.

Being a teacher, I am able to frequently travel during summer, spring break and winter break. During my travels, I love to see what regular natives do in their home town.

I enjoy seeing live music, salsa dancing, swing dancing and blues dancing. I can teach you how to dance pretty good salsa in 1 hour.

My other passion is being in nature and reading a good book outside. I am also a social butterfly and tend to get along with everyone. I love meeting new people.

I can easily adapt to anyone I am staying with. Being a special education teacher, I am used to be around many different types of people.

Here are 39 countries I’ve visited. Overall, I went to different countries 90x I’ve been able to do this by Couchsurfing for 11 weeks and by applying to grants like the Fund for Teachers Grant 2x and the Crossroads Grant.

AFRICA (4):
Egypt
Morocco 2x
South Africa
Namibia

SOUTH AMERICA (5):
Brazil
Ecuador 14x
Venezuela 4x
Colombia 3x

ASIA (3):
South Korea 2x
Japan 2x
Turkey

NORTH AMERICA (6):
Canada
México 4x
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Panamá

EUROPE (21):
United Kingdom 4x
Czek Republic
Portugal 2x
France 2x
Spain 3x
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Estonia
Finland
Denmark 2x
Netherlands 2x
Hungary
Croatia
Slovakia
Belgium 4x
Greece
Romania
Poland
Northern Ireland

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I believe in Karma, so I support hosting people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love them all!

Interests

Salsa dancing, swing dancing, blues dancing, nature, hikes, bike riding, yoga, meditation, reading, union politics

• books
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• swing dancing
• education
• yoga
• meditation
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• blues
• cycling
• hiking
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: rock, punk, blues, jazz, latin, etc.
Books: Fiction (light) and non-fiction (history, politics)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once broke my tailbone in Ecuador when I jumped off a 40 foot waterfall. I won't do that again!

I also drove over dried lava to get to a clinic.

I volunteered at a school in a women’s prison in Ecuador. The children lived in the prison with their moms. 😢

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, United States