I am a proud world traveler who, as of July 14, 2017, has decided to get off the hamster wheel and leave the corporate world as a Business Analyst and get back to my first love of traveling.

I'm a consummate entrepreneur for the past 18 years and I'm proud of my hard-earned MBA, but I feel like I've been on this non-stop hamster wheel going nowhere. I left corporate and started a few businesses - some successful others not. Now I'm completely over it and want to get back to TRAVELING!

I've visited Greece, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Canada, Peru, and France. I love to travel and planned all aspects of each trip.

My lifelong Bucket List had has always been to see all of The Wonders of the World. So a 'World Tour' to see all of the remaining Wonders of the World I haven't seen is my dream trip.

Traveling to Italy was my favorite trip because it was my first international trip to see The Leaning Tower of Pisa. I always plan a free day during my trips and decided to go back to visit the Vatican my last day because I enjoyed it so much the first time. They were having a special celebration service and the Pope was presiding. There were only about 50 people in attendance so the Pope was only an arms length away. To this day I still can't believe that I met the Pope. The unexpected/organic events like this are one of my favorite things about travelling!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Here's my dream trip ' World Tour' that I dream about daily and want to check them off my list

WORLD TOUR ...

1ST LEG ( Central & South America) (approx 3wks)
- Mexico / Chichen Itza (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico - Mayan Trading), Paricutin (Volcano in Mexico)
-Panama / Panama Canal
- Galapagos
- Equador
- Rio de Janeiro / Christ The Redeemer
- Argentina (Angel Falls)
- Chile / Easter Island

2ND LEG (Europe)
- London, Scotland, Ireland/ Stonehenge & Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
- Finland
- Norway
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Germany
- Spain / La Sagrada Familia (museum) / Guggenheim (museum)
- Portugal
- Morocco (by Spain)

3RD LEG (Middle East)
- Egypt / Nile & Pyramids / Catacombs of Alexandria
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Jordan (Petra)
- Dubai, UAE

4TH LEG (Africa)
- Zambia & Zimbabwe/ Victoria Falls & Safari
- South Africa
- Madagascar
- Seychelles

5TH LEG (Asia)
- Maldives
- India/ Taj Mahal
- Nepal/ Mt Everest
- Thailand
- Cambodia / Angkor Watt
- Vietnam
- Singapore
- Malaysia / Pretorius Towers
- Indonesia (Bali)
- Philippines
- Hong Kong

6TH LEG (Asia)
- South Korea
- Japan
- Brisbane / Great Barrier Reef
- New Zealand
- Fiji
- Samoa

7TH LEG
- Marseille, France
- Cannes, France
- Monaco, France
- Milan , Italy
- Venice, Italy
- Florence, Italy / Statue of David
- Naples, Italy

8TH LEG
- Santorini, Greece
- Istanbul, Turkey / Hagia Sophia
- Cyprus

9TH LEG
- Dominican Republic
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
- Virgin Islands

#LifeIsAJourney
Off to my next journey...

Interests

• cooking
• traveling
• sightseeing
• adventure

Music, Movies, and Books

Amadeus is my favorite movie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY...OR WAS IT? I MET THE POPE!
Traveling to Italy in 2004 was my favorite trip because it was my first international trip to see my first Wonder of The World - The Leaning Tower of Pisa. I found a great deal on Expedia and got my dates mixed up so I wound up sleeping in the airport in Germany because I didn't see the +1day on the itinerary - I can laugh now but you should've seen the look on my face I landed in Germany and realized that my flight to Rome wasn't until the next day! LOL :)

I always plan a free day during my trips and decided to go back to visit the Vatican my last day because I enjoyed it so much the first time.

They were having a special mass service and the Pope was presiding. There were only about 50 people in attendance so Pope John Paul II was only an arm's length away. To this day I still can't believe that I met the Pope. The unexpected/organic events like this are one of my favorite things about travelling!

I could tell the Pope John Paul II was sick but the mass was great. I'm not Catholic - just blessed to have witnessed such an event. These pictures were taken on November 13, 2004, just months before he died on April 2, 2005.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My world travel knowledge, stories, and the American culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States