CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy my last 2 months in the US, climb some rocks, learn to do a kartwheel (long term goal).

ABOUT ME

I grew up near Minneapolis MN, graduated with degrees in psychology and Spanish, and then traveled through Europe for a few months. Traveling changed my life! Now I'm doing research at the University of Minnesota and moving to England in October to keep studying psychology. Trying to fit in some exploration, outdoor adventuring and couchsurfing while I'm still in the U.S.! I have no idea what's headed my way but am (naively?) looking forward to it.

PHILOSOPHY

People are good.
Things will work out.
Do unto others...
Try (most) everything once.
What's mine is yours.
Love people, trust them and treat them well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been lucky enough to have couchsurfed in a few European countries with 10 or so wonderful hosts and I'll never forget the people I've met. In an effort to show a fraction of the hospitality that's been shown to me, I've hosted 40 or so people in Minnesota. Never had a bad experience hosting! I plan to continue hosting in England once I move in October.

Interests

Sleeping on your couch (haaaa...), cultures, languages, dancing, running around outside, rock climbing, hiking, speaking Spanish, philosophy, painting, psychology, hip hop and dance music, coffee, knitting and crocheting, used bookstores, riding and training horses, politics, wine, religion, people.

• horses
• arts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• running
• working out
• politics
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• music
• dance music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• cheerleading
• rock climbing
• anatomy
• art history
• history
• languages
• psychology
• religion
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: alternative/indie rock, hip hop, house, anything i can dance and sing to!
Movies: a mighty wind, good will hunting, best in show, the big lebowsky, adaptation, fear and loathing, trainspotting, i heart huckabees, the princess bride, american movie, most anything by the coen brothers and tarantino.
Books: The True Believer (and anything else by Eric Hoffer), 1984, Ishmael, 100 yrs of Solitude, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, the Giving Tree, Three Questions, Don Quijote de la Mancha. I also enjoy comics, short stories and poetry!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Most recently, I laid on top of the Dún Aonghasa cliffs on Inis Mór, which is one of the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway Ireland. It was the most tranquil feeling I believe I've ever felt.

People amaze me on a regular basis.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach languages (English, Spanish), brain anatomy, knitting and crocheting, art history, camp songs, psychological theory, cheerleading moves, statistics...
I want to learn about everything. Right now, I think I should learn how to cook. And I LOVE learning new languages.
I can share my couch, my food, my blankets, my thoughts. Just ask.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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