Yo, I'm Kaitlin. I joined couchsurfing in 2009, before I realized using your real name might be important! But you can call me Ro if you like!

"The last thing I wanted was infinite security and to be the place an arrow shoots off from. I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket."

I've lived in my hometown since moving back after graduating college and now I am NEEDING to travel more. I hope to check out a bunch of cities over the next year or so to see what might be a good fit for me.

I love my hometown. I really do. I may move back some day, but right now I'm trying to see as much of the world as I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel, I want to meet people coming to my hometown, I want to show them all it has to offer.

I am in the process of closing on a house and hope to open my home to surfers within a couple months.

Having a home base in Pgh and travelling as much as possible is the plan at the moment. When I stay with you, I'd love to chat and hang out a little if you have time! Same goes for when I get to host, though depending on my theatre schedule, it could be crazy!

Interests

Film, Theatre, Poetry, Television, Books, Photography, Riding, Skiing, Writing, Acting, Dogs, Kayaking, Water

I'd love to learn glass blowing and get back to rock climbing!

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Away We Go, Saved, Stardust, Waitress, I Love You, Man, many more

Music: The White Stripes, Regina Spektor, Third Eye blind, Vampire Weekend, Meeting of Important People, Mumford and Sons, Jack White, Ben Harper, The Kooks, The Smiths, Bright Eyes, Connor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Josh Ritter, Mary Prankster, The Raconteurs, Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, The Decemberists, The 88, Arctic Monkeys, Green Day, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Old 97s, The Clarks, Snow Patrol, Paul Simon, Mika, Fiona Apple, Jackie Greene...

Books: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Wasted, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being, The Time Traveler's Wife, Crime And Punishment, The Invisible Man, Jane Eyre, The Kite Runner, all Andrea Gibson Poetry

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Finding my own personal strength many times when life has thrown some curveballs my way.

Many, many, experiences when I was studying abroad. Living on my own in another country, finding out ways to communicate when you only have a few words in a language in common

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn from people who travel more than I have. People who have learned to take life in stride.

I'm passionate about the arts

What I Can Share with Hosts

"Being a good person means always wanting to be better than you are right now"

This is my goal. I want to be open. I want to be kind. I want to love and take care of others.

I can share good conversation and stories of our experiences, and enthusiasm for seeing your city!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, United States