CURRENT MISSION

To trust what makes me happy

ABOUT ME

I am friendly and open-minded. I love meeting new people, experiencing new things, and exploring new places. I got the travel bug when I was young, and I can't seem to shake it. When I'm in a new place, the world feels to me like a beautiful work of art that I get to absorb and admire and just breathe in. It's one of my favorite feelings in the whole world. I hope that I can continue to meet amazing new people along my journey and share wonderful, inspiring, growing experiences together!

PHILOSOPHY

I am all about experience. My ultimate goal is to experience and learn and grow as much as I possibly can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My most recent couch surfing was when I stayed on Orcas Island, off of the coast of Washington, and was welcomed in to the family. Before that I was in Copenhagen, where I stayed with a wonderful couple in their apartment. They showed me the best places for dumpster-diving in the city, and were incredibly welcoming and generous! I hope to continue to make amazing connections and meet incredible new people while I'm traveling or hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed (officially) four times, and had incredible experiences with each one! I've also done lots of unofficial couch surfing-- as a traveler and a host. I love participating in the culture of sharing and hospitality that seems to thrive among us travel-inclined folks. It restores my faith in humanity every time.

Interests

traveling anywhere and everywhere, teaching all sorts of things (hopefully as a career in the future), learning as much as I can, gardening, farming, reading, journaling, collage-ing, dancing, singing gospel music, following the news, drinking coffee, going to breakfast

• arts
• culture
• singing
• dancing
• breakfast
• coffee
• drinking
• gardening
• news
• reading
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh god.
Movies: Stranger Than Fiction, Moonrise Kingdom, Goodwill Hunting, Harold and Maude, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Fraces Ha, Away We Go
Music: Fleetwood Mac, Janelle Monae, Nina Simone, the XX, Bob Dylan, Feist, Explosions in the Sky, Patti Smith, Gang Starr, Grimes, Guru, Lauryn Hill, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Velvet Underground
Books: Sometimes a Great Notion, Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Visit from the Goonsquad, Of Mice and Men, Freedom, A Lesson Before Dying

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched my family adopt two amazing kiddos from Ethiopia who are the most incredible people I've ever met.

Teach, Learn, Share

I think that probably the best things I have to share are stories and compassion.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Namibia, United States