CURRENT MISSION

To travel every inch of the world before I die and meeting amazing people on the way.

ABOUT ME

I'm an outgoing person who is infatuated with music, fashion, and people. I love new, exciting adventures and absolutely love to be spontaneous. I'm from the suburbs of Chicago, where I usually hold at least two jobs, but I'm currently traveling around South America. I studied Marketing and Spanish at the University of Missouri where I participated in my sorority and the club volleyball program. I left the States in 2012 for the first time and traveled to India and fell in love with traveling that I didn't come home for 15 months! Now I'm exploring beautiful South America with my English boyfriend and looking to meet exciting people and experience new things! Cheers x

PHILOSOPHY

Your heart is free, just follow it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am dreamer, lover, friend, daughter, sister, and traveler. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in Byron Bay, Australia and Santiago, Chile it was so wonderful I can't wait to experience it more!

Interests

Currently in love with my traveling life! I practice pranayama and yoga daily (almost), love taking photos, and obsessed with live music. I love meeting new people and socializing and hope to experience the local way through Couch Surfing!

• fashion
• yoga
• meditation
• drinking
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• surfing
• volleyball
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

All classic rock (I think I was made for the 60s/70s), I love new Indie bands, disco beats, electronic but I prefer different beats; spacey (Polish Ambassador) funky (Opiuo), and being from Chicago I of course love the blues. Top favorite movies are as follows: Factory Girl, Across the Universe, Practical Magic (I'm slightly obsessed with witches), A Little Princess, and of course Almost Famous. I'm a huge reader and usually carry a book with me. I love Paulo Cohelo, any travel stories, or reads about other cultures and how they live. Currently reading a John Steinback.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling, naturally. I've spent 5months in India and absolutely fell in love with the country. I still dream about going back there everyday. From there I moved to Melbourne, Australia to work and travel. I skydived over the Great Barrier Reef and roadtrip'd down the East Coast. I went back to SE Asia traveling through Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, Cambodia, and returned home for a year and a half. During that time I traveled to Europe for a few weeks and Guatemala for two weeks in October. Now I'm back to traveling through South America and couldn't be happier!

Teach, Learn, Share

I practice and can teach yoga (I took a 5 week course in Rishikesh, India and lived on an ashram). I also enjoy meditation and spent 10 days in a Buddhist Silent Meditation program in Dharamasala, India aka mini Tibet. I received my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and a minor in Spanish. Although sadly my spanish is not as good, it is improving as I practice each day in South America. I love learning and hope to teach English on this journey in the future. I absolutely love socializing and sharing my experiences and from working many years behind a bar, I can always make a good drink! Cheers!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I practice and can teach yoga (I took a 5 week course in Rishikesh, India and lived on an ashram). I also enjoy meditation and spent 10 days in a Buddhist Silent Meditation program in Dharamasala, India aka mini Tibet. I received my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and a minor in Spanish. Although sadly my spanish is not as good, it is improving as I practice each day in South America. I love learning and hope to teach English on this journey in the future. I absolutely love socializing and sharing my experiences and from working many years behind a bar, I can always make a good drink! Cheers!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, France, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United States