New to Couchsurfing and have only used it a couple times, but I’m very excited about the places I’ll go and the people I’ll meet with it!

Long story short, I’m a girl living in Colorado from Alabama. And honestly I wasn’t a big fan of CO at first, ONLY because I had previously lived in San Diego where you have the mountains, the ocean, and the desert all within 45 minutes of you. But now I can say that Colorado has grown on me and that I’ve got the mountains in my blood:)

I love to travel-I wouldn’t be on here if I didn’t. I’ve started road tripping a lot over the past 4 years, and have been to 32 states & counting, and lived at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic for a couple months, which isn’t much to most people, but a lot for most people from Alabama;)

For my summer job for the past five years, I’ve moved to a different state each summer and knocked on doors 80 hours a week selling educational books to families. I sit down with over 3,000 families each summer and help their kiddos with education, so I’ve fallen in love with getting to know people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Some people think I’m crazy for doing that, but I’ve loved learning how to work hard, face rejection, and just learning how to keep my heart and mind open to those who are different than I!

Despite what the news and my southern family says, I don’t think the world is a scary place. What I’ve found is that we’re all the same. We’re all human and we want to love and be loved. So, to whoever has it in their heart to host me, be prepared to be loved on and connected with. But disclaimer, not “loved on” in a sexual way because I’m currently engaged to the love of my life;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to get to know the places I stay through the eyes of the locals in that area. I think that’s how one learns the most from traveling.

Interests

Meeting new people, visiting cool coffee shops, hot yoga, hiking, rock climbing, surfing, snow boarding

• reading
• hiking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• beaches
• national parks
• restaurants
• art museums
• hot springs

Music, Movies, and Books

The Grand Budapest Hotel, any book by Elin Hilderbrand, The Grateful Dead

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Several years ago when I was traveling a ton, I started making lists of beds I had slept in for each year, this was in 2019:

Vic Olas’s place in Phoenix, AZ
Santi’s place in San Diego
Hostel somewhere in LA
On a beanbagVicki’s place in Sacramento, CA
Parking lot in the car Zion, Utah
Tent on a lake in Page, AZ
Viviana’s place in Odessa, TX
Edgar Ibarra’s place in San Antonio, TX
Chelsea’s Airbnb in Dallas
Double Tree hotel in Nashville
Renaissance hotel in Nashville
Tolu’s couch in Baton Rouge, LA
Chelsea’s airbnb in Dallas, TX
Air mattress in a closet in Stephenville, TX
Air mattress in College Station, TX
Bunk bed in Rosebud, TX
Bed in Abilene, TX
Bed in Fort Worth, TX
Hannah’s couch Stephenville, TX
Frankie’s place in New Orleans
Ben’s place in Longview, TX
Westyn’s cattle ranch in Stillwater, OK
Cristina’s place in Dallas, TX
Two different beds at the Westin in San Antonio, TX
Mitch’s place in San Antonio, TX
Air mattress at Shaun B.’s place in Houston, TX
Airbnb in Dallas, TX
Car in Austin, TX in apartment parking lot
Donnie’s place in Austin, TX
Pullout couch at Hotel Gibbs by the Alamo in San Antonio, TX
Travis Whaleys couch in Las Cruces, NM
On the ground in a dance studio in Las Cruces, NM
In Kelsey’s bed in Abilene, TX
Sarah Beth’s couch in Stephenville, TX
Jamie Whaley’s place in Stephenville, TX
My car in a Walmart parking lot in Dallas
Airbnb in Arlington, TX
Car in a 7/11 parking lot in Dallas
***Bath tub @ Uzzi’s place in Austin, TX
Hannah’s fixer upper house in Waco, TX
Chris’s couch in Auburn, AL
Legacy girls cabin Dadeville, AL
Dan’s place in Bham, AL
La Quinta in Nashville, TN
Kyle’s apartment in Lansing, MI
Miss Mary’s house in Bad Axe, MI
Geera’s apartment in Detroit, MI
Kyle’s apartment in Lansing, MI
Joe’s place in Nashville, TN
Kelsey’s sisters place in Fort Worth, TX
Some motel in Tucson, AZ
Cabin at a ranch somewhere in Southern Cali
Wendy’s place in a bunk bed in San Diego
On top of a RV at Mammoth Lakes, CA
In my car @ Mammoth Lakes, CA
Maddie’s moms house in Denver, CO
Gary St. Discipleship House, San Diego
In a tent at Joshua Tree State Park, CA
Motel 6 in Big Bear, CA
Andrea’s place in Santee, San Diego

***yes, you read right. I slept in a friggin bathtub.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my life changing experiences from the last years of my life including starting and running my own business, volunteering at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic, and my road tripping experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic