CURRENT MISSION

Fill up my passport before it expires

ABOUT ME

I just finished a 4-month volunteer program as an English teacher in Coquimbo, Chile, and I've just gone home again.

I graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts with a degree in Spanish, and in 2007 and 2008 I spent 11 months abroad, studying in Spain and in Germany, in addition to visiting many European countries. I moved to San Antonio, Texas after graduation, where I live with my mom and small brown dog, Hershey.

When I have a free moment I like to hang out with my friends, watch television or movies, and read. I still need to figure out what I want to do with my life, I guess, although I'll continue to substitute teach when I return to the United States.

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PHILOSOPHY

I'm still working on this one, but I'd like to make sure I take advantage of every moment and every opportunity I am given. When I'm 80, I want to have no regrets and I want to be proud of what I've done.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and encouraging all of my friends to join. Trying to get to meetings and find fellow surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed 3 couches in Chile, 2 couches in Portugal, 1 couch in Vienna, 1 couch in Budapest, 5 in England, 1 in Wales, 2 in Scotland, 2 in Ireland, and 3 in Germany. I've hosted in San Antonio. And I've gone to several meetings.

Interests

Travel. Isn't it obvious, being a couchsurfer?

• dogs
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• surfing
• teaching
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Queen, The Namesake, BBC Pride & Prejudice, and especially when it's the holiday season...Love Actually

Music: The Beach Boys, OK Go, Phantom Planet, Rooney, Plain White T's

Books: Harry Potter, Bill Bryson, Anything by Jane Austen, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Anne of Green Gables

TV shows: Arrested Development, Dexter, Community, 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, True Blood

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed the pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Volunteered for two weeks in a rural town in the Dominican Republic. And, climbed the Brocken, northern Germany's highest mountain. Who knew I had it in me? Thanks, Couchsurfers!

Teach, Learn, Share

I always am eager to learn something, so if you want to teach me how to cook, how to say something in your language or dialect, or even something technical, I'm up for it. (Especially interested in practicing German and Spanish and learning Portuguese!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Dominican Republic, Germany, Spain, United States

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