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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Sign Language - American; learning Sign Language - BSL, AUSLAN, NZS
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Student
  • Currently at Gallaudet University for my bachelor's degrees
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

As of right now, I'm just trying to enjoy life and get educated. My ultimate mission is to see as much of the world as I can and meet interesting individuals along the way!

ABOUT ME

Pssh...I was once asked what one word I'd use to describe myself and my reply was "RANDOM!" That's all I can think of to share for now but if you want to know more about me, feel free to ask!

FAVORITE QUOTES

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
~Søren Kierkegaard

"Be the change you want to see in the world."
~Mahatma Gandhi

"Be YOURSELF; everyone else is already taken."
~Oscar Wilde

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Went on a 2-month excursion backpacking through Europe with my sister. We loved meeting new, different people and staying with locals of the cities we visited. I like to absorb as much of the culture and energy I can in every place I visit.

Interests

The obvious...traveling!

Doing extreme things e.g. bungee jumping, skydiving like I did in Interlaken, Switzerland!

Reading although I don't do it as much as I'd like...like I used to.

I love helping others...participating in events and activities that are of benefit to others like charities. I like to believe that acts of goodwill will and do make the world a better place.

  • culture
  • reading
  • traveling
  • backpacking
  • bungee jumping
  • skydiving

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - I'm an avid movie watcher! My collection of dvds keeps piling up. I enjoy movies pretty much of all kinds...horror (the more gruesome, the better!) to sci-fi, romance to drama, epic (the best ones always tug at my heart no matter how many time I watch it) to foreign, you name it!

Music - I'm Deaf so I cannot hear a thing. Although I can feel music, it's not something that I actively seek out as a source of entertainment.

Books - I like to read and wish I read more. Recently, I was really into Kurt Vonnegut, one of the best modern novelists with such an interesting mind. One of my goals is to read as many classics as I can and also read those I find interesting and thought-provoking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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