CURRENT MISSION

education by travel

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people and traveling. Hopefully, I will find my way around the world one day! More than anything I love to hang out with good conversation, good beer, good improv, good movie - I am very social and love taking people around!

PHILOSOPHY

Trust the moment you have, because that is all there is. When I was in Alaska, I learned an Alaska Native word, "nuannarpoq," which means the extravagant pleasure of being alive. I hope I can live my life that way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I had a great experience with some surfers when I was abroad in Ireland last spring (08). Currently I am living at home and cannot host, but plan to move out soon and continue to build community and meet more people.

Interests

horseback riding, skiing, reading, parties and the pub, improv, meeting new people, outdoor activities, british literature, cary grant movies and traveling

• literature
• education
• beer
• partying
• pub crawls
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• equestrian
• kayaking
• skiing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - Persuasion, Gone With the Wind, The Alchemist, Hunchback of Notre Dame
Music - The Avett Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Bell x1, Stars...folk rock and country

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went kayaking for a month in the Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska. absolutely incredible.
Studied abroad a semester at NUIG in Galway, Ireland. Best thing I've ever done.

Teach, Learn, Share

'Do you know what friendship is?' he inquired.
'Yes," replied the Egyptian; 'it is to be as brother and sister, two souls which touch each other without uniting, like two fingers of the same hand.'
'And love?' proceeded Gringoire.
'Oh love!' said she, and her voice trembled, and her eyes sparkled. 'It is to be two and yet one - it is a man and a woman blending into an angel - it is heaven itself.'
-Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States