CURRENT MISSION

To see the world and live everyday to the fullest.

ABOUT ME

The most important things in my life are the relationships I have with people. I live to eat, drink good wine and see the world. I enjoy to challenge myself as much as possible. I love life and not knowing what lies ahead.

PHILOSOPHY

-Make the most out of everyday
-Never say never. Try to say "why not" to things rather than "why"
-Take risks
-Pursue your passions
-Try to do a thing a day that scares you
-Smiling goes a long way

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed a handful of times while I was traveling in Europe. I think the best way to experience a culture is by meeting locals and couch surfing is the best solution. I have unofficially couch surfed many times...or I should say floor surfed. The best experience I had was in Sapa, Vietnam up in the mountains. A woman I met on the street offered to take me trekking and invited me to stay at her family packed small home on the concrete floor which was infested with bugs. I spent 3 nights doing this, learning so much from this beautiful person who offered me everything she had. Somtimes the most uncomfortable experiences are the ones that make you more appreciative and help you get te most out of life.

Interests

Travel,exercise, photography, cooking, coffee, wine, snowboarding, diving, tennis, jogging, hiking, sunshine, accessories, foreign films, world music, friends and family, dancing, ethnic cuisine, festivals, mountains, meeting new people, picnics, adventure sports, the beach, did I mention food?

• culture
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cocktails
• coffee
• exercise
• running
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• sports
• tennis
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

WAY to many to name but I'm not very picky. I prefer foreign films and indies. I don't like screaming music, movies or humans. I just don't like screaming ok.

Some music I LOVE- Jazz, Blues, Folk, Electronic
Some movies I LOVE- Little Miss Sunshine, Lars and the real girl, La Vie en Rose, Run Lola Run, Amores Perros (any film by Pedro Almodovar) Inglorious Bastards, An Education, Little Children, Maria Full of Grace, Elegy

Some books I LOVE- Middlesex, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Time Travelers Wife, Mao's Last Dancer, The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, The Memory Keepers Daughter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-I have been on every continent
-I have been skydiving Abel Tasman, New Zealand
-I spent 13 hours straight exploring the Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia. I watched the sunrise and set over the ruins and it was majical
-I have had 7 knee surgeries and a hip operation.. my leg is still highly functional . Along with this, I run half marathons.
-I dove with sharks in Thailand and Australia and with sealions in Argentina.
- I drove 8000 km`s across the U.S.A solo

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, United States

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