ABOUT ME

My friends would describe me as an amiable, nonjudgemental, adventurous, good listener (who is also quite chatty once I get going). I love meeting new people, am always down for a new experience, new travels, new friends, and a good time.

PHILOSOPHY

My life’s mantras are “Keep your head up and your heart open.”, “Never look down on a person, unless you are helping them up.”, and “Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” Favorite colors – blue and pink. Favorite joke: “Who is this Rorschach guy and why does he keep painting pictures about my parent’s fights?” I like long walks on the beach and I have a border collie that might be a nuclear engineer one day (however she's only two, so...). So that's a little about me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have no experience with this, but have heard good things from friends. I'm excited about trying it out and meeting new people!

Interests

I love doing anything sporty in my free time. I run most days to stay fit, but for fun I go kayaking, do mud runs, go mountain biking, head to the beach, surf (though it's FL surfing, so the waves are tiny), go backpacking, rock climbing, travel, watch movies, play tennis, or read.

• running
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• cycling
• backpacking
• kayaking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• tennis
• engineering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite books? Hmm... On the best seller list: Freakonomics as well as any of the Malcom Gladwell books are among my favorites. Classics... well the hopeless romantic in me is drawn to Jane Eyer by Charloette Bronte. Autobiographies: Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Favorite music? Unabashed Coldplay, U2, John Hiatt, Amos Lee, and 70s through today's rock, pop (I'm not too good for popular music), rap, reggae, bachata, well... I can appreciate most any genre.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wha? There are so many amazing things in this world that this is a near-impossible question to answer. However, I'll give it a shot... Hmm... the first time I saw the my niece and nephews, standing precariously on vastness of the rose colored city cliffs of Petra, and watching a policeman pursue and accost an ostrich in the rural plains of Arkansas were all pretty awe-inspiring.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States