CURRENT MISSION

Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest & Prague!
Feb 5-17!!

ABOUT ME

If you don't want to read all about me, then check out my blog with videos and photos of my travels since being in Europe! Should pretty much explain what type of person I am! But I also suggest reading more of my profile below.

Check out my blog since being in Europe!
www.coasterfreak11.blogspot.com

I graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors of Science in Hospitality Tourism Management in August of 2011. I spent my last semester of college studying at the Management Center in Innsbruck, Austria where I had a lot of time to travel and couchsurf! I have been traveling since and decided to finally settle down for a bit in Chicago!! Live in the Rogers Park area.

I'm extremely outgoing and love to experience new cultures and new places. I can either be completely laid back, read a book, drink some coffee or tea, and enjoy my day, or the life of the party being goofy, outgoing, and energetic! Depends what works best in each situation! If there is dancing at a bar/club, it would kill part of me inside if I didn't dance. Nearly always have a smile on my face!

PHILOSOPHY

Life life to the fullest.

Life is what happens when you are too busy making other plans.

If you want to do something, do it. You live and you learn.

Take advantage of those opportunities that may never happen again.

Do what you love in your life and happiness will follow.

The earth is too big to travel everywhere, but oh will I try!

There are people just like you in this world, it's just a matter of whether or not you will meet.

Abundance is nothing compared to experience.

Work smarter, not harder.

It's not the job you have, it's the attitude you have while doing it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've now surfed quite a bit and hosted two times while living in Innsbruck! Been to numerous events as well! Can't wait for even more amazing experiences!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met a lot of people through couchsurfing. Love that everyone is so trusting, outgoing, and living life to the fullest. Had the absolute best experiences so far. Makes traveling to a new place even that more exciting! Making lifelong friends along the way. Have officially hosted twice now and had an unforgettable experience as always!

Interests

My favorite things in the world are my family, friends, ROLLER COASTERS, mountains, theme parks, traveling, staying healthy, and the outdoors.

• books
• dancing
• coffee
• marathon
• running
• partying
• drinking
• clubbing
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• outdoor activities
• backpacking
• bungee jumping
• science
• tourism
• parks
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Into the Wild, Crash, Panic Room, Inception. Other good books and movies too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Ran the Chicago marathon despite never running further than 13.1 miles before... Doubled it!
-Moved to Alaska for summer of 2012, even saw the Northern lights!
-Jumping out of a plane at 15,000 feet.
-Studying abroad in Innsbruck Austria.
-Backpacking through Europe.
-Ran three half marathons. (Florida, Austria, Alaska)
-Backpacking through Central America.

Some of my fun goals include the following:
Zorbinig
Bungee jumping
Triathalon
Be on Amazing Race
Traveling to Asia
Traveling to South America

Teach, Learn, Share

"Couchsurfing is sharing new experiences with best friends you've never met."- I made that up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, United States

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