General Information
Languages- English (United States)Expert
- Spanish (Spain)Expert
- FrenchBeginner
- JapaneseBeginner
- English (Jamaica)Intermediate
- Portuguese (Brazil)Beginner
Groups I Belong ToCouch Information
Couch Available: Definitely! Preferred Gender: Any Max Surfers Per Night: 5
Shared Sleeping Surface: Depends Shared Room: DependsWe have a futon, a couch, a blue cushion thing, and a lazy boy in the living room, so you'll be out... in the living room. If there are really enough people to run out of cushy sleeping serfaces, my room is carpeted n u can lay extra heads there.
So yea - we technically have sleeping accomodations for 4 people, but if you have a large group, noone else will host you, and you dont mind sleeping on carpet or wood - or have a mat - ASK us, we'll decided case by case.
There's a possability one of us could randomly decide to give you our room - example, if you're like a mom with a kid or something and I feel so inclined, I MIGHT give you my room - which would mean extra privacy ;)
As far as length of stay? We'll say a couple days max, but it's situational - if we're all on good terms and you NEED to stay longer (and we're actually in town.
Be Sure to check the calendar for availability and events!! I am, how do you say... Nomadic. For a long time I hopped back n forth between Athens and my parents' non-changing-every-few-months address. Now I have added - The Rest of the Planet. So you may have to track me down to surf - or I'll probably find you :D
THE DIGGS: Newport, KY / Cincinnati, OH
Okay, my friend Josh and I just got a SWEET new apartment in Newport, KY, which is JUST over the river from Cincinnati, OH. We're about 10 blocks (walkable) from downtown Newport (which honestly, is way cooler than downtown Cincinnati). We have the cutest dog ever - I'm pretty sure she used to be a stuffed animal. But you'll love her - just be prepared to throw toys CONSTANTLY.
Um what else. I'm a fruitarian, and Josh is heading that way, so if you're really attached to your meat, you may have to bring your own food - and paper plates :)
Side note, I travel a lot, so you kinda gotta find me to surf - or ask Josh.
Friends (99)
Tiffany Bowden 27, Female Athens, Ohio United States Friends since August 1998 "Highschool, College and travel buddies" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Katharine Yarbrough 24, Female Lantana, Florida United States Friends since September 2006 "Chorus, red wine, gypsies...and nudist colonies.." Friendship Type: Best Friend
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Darell Day 28, Male Columbus, Ohio United States "mrdday13@gmail.com"
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ACME Co-op 24, Several people Athens, Ohio United States "Referred by DanDann, one of the housemates"
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Melanie Kemerling 25, Female West Lafayette, Indiana United States Friends since August 1996 "High School" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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JC Miller 24, Male Newport, Kentucky United States Friends since August 1999 "Went to high school together" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Sean Fernandez 31, Male Lake Worth, Florida United States Friends since January 2008 "met in the hood" Friendship Type: Friend
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Christopher Beeman 25, Male Hebron, Kentucky United States Friends since November 2008 "Well I see her just about everyday, I think I know her well enough." Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Deo Cardoso 33, Male Fortaleza, Ceara Brazil "She's my best friend. Met her at school."
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Zebulon Thobaben 32, Male Athens, Ohio United States Friends since July 2007 "we worked together" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Personal DescriptionMy parents are Jamaican, I was born an American, I was raised with caucasians, I look like an African-American.
so...
I think I'm hispanic....
My goal is to find a place to plant my Homeground - the base that I return to after my travels. I kind of want it to be like Jamaica, but in Spanish - with access to some portal of universal learning and international activity.
For example, I used to live in this BEAUtiful small town, hippy style. Its one big family and everyone is chill. Money isnt exactly necessary, and we all look out for each other. Within the small town is a BIG university where about 20,000 students come for about 10 months of the year from ALL OVER THE PLANET. We have sister schools in Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, etc. They bring the learning and the culture within grasp in the middle of this tiny, remote, biking and hiking hippy town. I LOVED it!
ONLY problem --> its cold in the winter, and the common language is English.
Give me Athens, Ohio with a Playa and I'll never complain.
As of 2009
okay... after some trial and failure, I am officially going 80/10/10.
I must. I have athlete in my blood and there is no other way. My body has been begging me in a not so subtle fashion. So here we go. Im kinda sort of blogging about it (and other things) at
EDIT 2010
HAHA! I SO lied... I still eat Mac n Cheese.
I mean, CHEESE!
Seriously, I ate a BLOCK of muenster yesterday (with a bag of carrots - it was amazing).
Still partial to fruit, but cheese happens.
How I Participate in CSI pretty much tell every cool person I meet about Couchsurfing. I've inducted friends, my brother, some co-workers, working on my parents. I travel, a LOT and meet surfers around the world on my way, AND whenever I hear about promo jobs I pass on the info to surfers who live nearby.
EDIT 2010
I dont know why I'm surprised anymore...
FACT OF (my) LIFE:
You PROBABLY met or are meeting me through some haphazard last minute post/request or I just showed up somewhere. I am admitting it - HERE - I AM ADMITTING IT! 80% (aka 99%) of the things I do are last minute. If I find out that there's a super cool shop in your town or something, you'll probably get an email from me that tonight asking if we can hang out tomorrow. It's a fact. Or you'll meet me at a potluck in Zimbabwe or something - note that I probably found out about the potluck the night before and CS requested someone, or slept in the airport cause my 'last minute surfing' is TOO last minute for most normal people.
On the other hand, I've had several super cool people drop me a line saying that they were already IN town - some of the coolest people I've hosted - maybe because we have so much in common....
SOMEtimes I plen things
- see there, I cant even spell it right... p-l-a-n. maybe if i start using it in sentences i'll figure out how to do it
I dont really mind - it keeps my life interesting... and SUPER kudos to you if you dont mind either! Maybe I'll come visit you... 3 hours enough lead time?
CouchSurfing Experience
Looking for excuses to travel!! Ideas?
Mandeep Gill ~ Columbus, OH ~ August 2007
"GHOSTRIDER" ~ Key West, FL ~ February 2008
Derek Wallace ~ Juno and Palm Beach, FL ~ March 2008
Thom Johnson ~ Miami, FL ~ April 2008
Bill and Patty Armfield ~ Loxahatchee, FL ~ May 2008
Dennis Crow ~ Orlando, FL ~ May 2008
Stephen Bloomingdale, Jared Embree, Meredith Cobb
and the Co ~ Dayton, OH ~ September 2008 ...etc
Sam Atwood and Sean Mattison/www.bradfitzpatrick.com/store/images/products/preview/st001-cartoon-camera.jpg" width="20" height="20" border="0" /> Tracie Van Auken ~ Athens, OH ~ November 2008
Danilo Cortes ~ Athens, OH ~ November 2008
Hannah Jackson ~ Athens, OH ~ November 2008
David Lawrence ~ Kentucky to Alabama ~ December 2008
The Great Unclaimed Baggage Road Trip 2008 ~ Scottsdale, AL ~ December 2008
Mimsy Sussman ~ Alabama to Florida ~ December 2008
Mustafa Hussain with Mimsy Sussman ~ Atlanta, GA ~ December 2008
Skeet Surrency, Tina Steiger and Cecilia Leal ~ Gainesville, FL ~ January 2009
Anastasia Stout/www.ct.gov/opapd/lib/opapd/images/house.gif" width="20" height="20" border="0" /> Nick Shaver and Liz Hood ~ Cincinnati, OH ~ March - August 2009
Brian with Sam Franklin and Eric ~ Indianapolis, IN ~ June 2009
Gwen West ~ Indianapolis, IN (hotel) ~ July 2009
Francisca ~ Iruña, Euskal Herria ~ July 2009
Shayne Rochfort ~ Newport, KY ~ September 2009
Gato Tribe with my MOM!! ~ August 2009
Josh Miller ~ Newport, KY ~ August 2009
Nathan Andren ~ Detroit, MI ~ October 2009
Nolan Maloney and Dave Adams ~ Newport, KY ~ October 2009
InterestsI love to love things.
I heart Capoeira, Attachment Parenting, sudoku, backpacking, singing, fruit, getting overly excited about things, getting completely wasted in the Holy Spirit, doing handstands, watching my brother's films, sudoku, talking about ANYTHING with my dad, large families, ROAD TRIPS, Farm Fresh Delivery and the like, nude beaching, making food with Mike, being in my brother's films, last minute travels, FSI language courses, singing, detoxing, playing monopoly over the phone for 3 months, RVs, 811 raw foodism, finding fun things to do for free, digging, ecstatic worship, painting, AthensOhio, adoption, Theater, 80/10/10, kakuro, hippies pretending to be Haute Catoure and elegant (only on the occasion - it's a tiring game), babies, LiveMocha.com, sudoku...
Oh and writing music :D
I even got into a local project thingi... PhilosophyLet love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that the Law demands. - Romans 13.8
God has given each of us unique gifts and purposes. If I'm not using and pursuing them, I'm really not living at all.
NObody knows me better than the One who made me, and He's unchanging. It does me no good to define myself by pop culture, which is funded by greedy advertisers and drug companies. I am who I AM says I am. And YOU are perfect because He made you that way.
Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOXtNdQxGw8 and http://EatTheView.orgMusic, Movies, BooksMovies:
-just about anything-
Across the Universe, Whip It, Earthlings, Fido, most things by Almodovar, Finding Neverland, Bella, Children of Men, The Darjeeling Limited, Chicago, Big Fish, Amelie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Chocolate (the Thai one), I Heart Huckabees, Edward Scissorhands, My family and other animals, L'auberge Espagnole (Casa de Locos), Snatch, City of Lost Children, Amelie, Delicatessen, Girl on the Bridge, El Labrinto del Fauno, Little Miss Sunshine, The Jungle Book, What the Deaf Man Heard, Thirteen, Evita, Dirty Rotten Schoundrels, Opening the Door West (cause poo's in it), Chocolate Wars, Read My Lips, Say Anything, Dead Poets Society, The Road Virus Heads North (poo made it), The Incredibles, **Josie and the Pussycats**, Frathouse Massacre (poo's in it and made it), Girlfight, Two Brothers,
-any and everything by Darell Day
Music:
Misty Edwards, Cocorosie, Anja Garbarek, Natalie Cole, Sad Kermit, Gabby LaLa, Mirah, Miles Davis, Norah Jones, Audrey Assad, **MACACO**, Jeremy Riddle, **India.Arie**, Portishead, Bob Schneider, Ella Fitzgerald, Les Luthiers, Brian & Jenn Johnson, Postal Service, Lamb of God (bet you didnt expect that between PS and Bjork...), Bjork, Outkast, The Phantods, Nichole Nordeman, Frank Sinatra, Julie Meyer, Lamb, Llorca, Beetles, the Muppets, The Carpenters, Chris Tomlin, Showtunes, Lauryn Hill (unplugged n all), Opera Babes, Mute Math, David Crowder, Gotan Project, Balkan Beat Box (.com),
Books:
Bridge to Terebithia, Raw in Ten Minutes, Lifestyle Evangelism by Joseph C. Alrich, Fast Food Nation, **Attachment Parenting by Katie Allison Granju**, **If Caterpillars Can Fly So Can I by Alvin Day**, Learning All the Time by John Holt, The Ecstasy of Loving God by John Crowder, The Vital Touch, Touching: the Human Significance of the Skin by Ashley Montagu, Blue Like Jazz, Touch by Tiffany Fields, Christian Unschooling, Infant Massage, SELAH, The Healing Gifts of the Spirit, The Complete Tightwad Gazette, The Ultimate Treasure Hunt by Kevin Dedmon, Mothering Magazine, The Happy Intercessor by Beni Johnson, The Compleat Mother
-any and everything by John Holt, Ashly Montagu, Dr. Sears and Alvin Day
Types of People I enjoyAttachment parents, CHRISTIAN HIPPIES!!, Capoeiristas, tall playful AsianCarribeanHispanic guys with long locks, The ADVENTUROUS, children, travel addicts, rockclimbers, People who come from mix-race families, travelling surfers (the type with big boards who run around the world chasing the tide), large families, the spontaneous, RAW FOODISTS, polyglots, extremely laidback playful types, photographers, unschoolers, JAZZ MUSICIANS, Waterholics, Teen moms, Spanish speakers, people who cant help but do handstands....
People in magazines... like CMH
( Psst, check out page 77 )
People like this and this.
People who visited today:
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Teach, Learn, ShareBe sure to peruse the CS news
I LOVE to share about my current studies, so feel free to inquire.
The way this works is that I do the whole "Oo! SHINY!" thing where I'll be hardcore into something for a few minutes and then on to the next - but it works in rotation. So there's the relative ongoing study, with things im always about, and then there's the study of the week, which is the current Shiny Object of new things i've discoverd or want to know more about or lo que sea.
General Ed:
I can teach you a little bit about Alternative Medicine and Therapies, Attachment Parenting, Unschooling, Living Foods, Natural Hygiene, Ecstatic Worship - aka Everything that has to do with living more closely with this earth that God has entrusted to us; the way things were supposed to work. It's kindof my soap box.
Current Studies of the Week:
80/10/10 raw veganism
history of miracles
languages
holistic birthing One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done visited 8 states (3.55%) Create your own visited map of The World or jurisdische veraling duits? visited 21 states (42%) Create your own visited map of The United States or Like this? try: Fridge PoetryOpinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectI THINK IT'S THE GREATEST THING EVER!!!
and i wanna meet youLocations TraveledTRAVELED: Canada, Costa Rica, France, Jamaica LIVED: Spain, United States WANTS TO GO: Indonesia, Japan IS GOING TO: Brazil, Malaysia References
From Katharine Yarbrough Lantana, United States Dec 5, 2009 Positive Danielle is one of the most inspiring and beautiful people I have ever had the pleasure of spending time with.. a true soul with much love to give!
From Mark Such Chicago, United States Nov 24, 2009 Positive Danielle and her roommate Josh are both super cool and very generous people. Both were very open and accepting of me and my buddies. They have very comfortable accomadations and are walking distance from downtown Newport, KY and Cincinatti, OH. They also have a very cute, little dog. Overall, it was a great time staying there and an excellent experience.
From Nolan Maloney Brooklyn, United States Nov 2, 2009 Positive I met D and Josh through Dave when I came to Cincy in October. D and Josh were both very easy-going and friendly, and I immediately liked the both of them. The couch they offered me was supplemented with several extra cushions--it was totally like my bed in New York. Later on we all drank adult drinks and played pool and D and I had Indian food and overall it was a very positive experience! Plus Josh's dog Gracie is adorable. You should hang out with these people!
From JC Miller Newport, United States Oct 4, 2009 Positive D and I have been roommates for a couple months now and things go very smoothly. She has a wonderful heart and cares about people in an amazing way. Before this I stayed at her house a couple of times and we had some good times.
From GATO TRIBE Liberia, Costa Rica Sep 12, 2009 Positive Danielle and her super cool momma, Grace came and surfed my couch...very beautiful people...we enjoyed their company very much...you gotta have Danielle sing for you...she has an amazing voice...so i'm here dreaming of jerk chicken until their next visit...see you in mango season!..don't get run over by a plane:)
Ciao Española!
From Shayne Rochfort Brisbane, Australia Sep 7, 2009 Positive Danielle helped me out heaps with a last minute request reply. It was pretty late when we caught up and Danielle traveling herself early the next day, so whilst we got to chat a bit it would have been soo good spend some more time together.
Danielle's life is hectic but she opened up her new apartment and the comfy couch. Josh was heaps of fun too and we had some good laughs. If you ever get to Cincy OH/Newport KY then catching up with Dandann would be a great move.
Someday I would love to catch up with Danielle, so you'll have to come out my way!!!
From Pablo Mendes Dayton, United States Aug 30, 2009 Positive Dandan is great! Very easygoing, chill and full of positive energy. I'm looking forward to hanging out more with her!
From Christopher Beeman Hebron, United States Jul 10, 2009 Positive Well what can I say? Ms. Day is indeed something else and if her positive energy and attitude is not enough to make you smile, her odd way of thinking and unusual comments will surely do the trick.. Or if nothing else she will offer to kick you in the shins. I work with her just about everyday and I have to say she helps make the work day much more enjoyable, she has a lot more experience with CS then I and if you’re looking to travel she is a safe bet. True she can be a bit odd but in her world everyone is a pony and we all eat rainbows and poo butterflies. Have to say I can not see going too long without hanging out with her even, and its nice to have made a new friend, hope to meet a few more.. If I ever leave my cave.
From Gwen West Pickerington, United States Jul 8, 2009 Positive Danielle hosted me for my first CS experience, which makes her priceless :) Heck, how many people get the chance to HotelSurf for their first official overnighter!! An absolutely awesome host - hands down! Besides laughing my ass of till 4 am in the morning, I learned a lot about her past, present, and her goals for the future. Beeman's sarcasm and ability to relate made my trip :D So, if you are headed to Cincinnati, stop by Danielle's and have some cake (haha)!!
From Samuel Franklin Somerville, United States Jun 24, 2009 Positive My friend Eric and I were 'surfing with our new friend Brian. We had an incredible night eating ethiopian food and watching the most incredible storm I have ever seen, playing baritone ukulele and talking into the wee hours of the morning. Danielle is an optimist, a ton of fun, and a person with much integrity. I look forward to hanging out and hopefully playing awesome music in the future!
From ShekhinahvAhava Indianapolis, United States Jun 21, 2009 Positive Danielle is great fun! we've hung out several times from going duckpin bowling, to her busting my cherry for UFC fighting. we also did ethiopian together and went out tornado baiting in a meijer parking lot in NW indy, following by a trek out to the white river, and got to see some of her ukelele skills (and she's got 'em) on my balcony. we've even gone to a vegan/raw party at a friend of mine's house along w/cyclin' chowda heads from Massachusetts. she's always great fun, until she has to go to work :) Danielle is just plain awesome. can't wait to hang out much more.
From Richard Romero Brownsburg, United States Jun 19, 2009 Positive Danielle is great fun, both at work and out and about. She can throw (er... "place") bags with the best of 'em, dodge flying traffic cones and shopping carts, and speak better Spanish than my grandparents. Her Castilian lisp notwithstanding, she's a great person! :-p
From HOODEM Cincinnati, United States Jun 2, 2009 Positive Danielle is my roommate. She lives upstairs.
From Iñaki Azcoiti Pamplona, Spain May 13, 2009 Positive Even if we didn't spend much time together, she looked like a nice girl with a beautiful smile :) Hopefully we'll meet again in july and I would like to listen to her music!
From Alberto Prado Pamplona, Spain May 11, 2009 Positive Coincidimos un par de veces en varios encuentros con gente de couchsurfing y aunque no llegamos a profundizar, parece tranquila, agradable y transmite buenas sensaciones. Espero que la proxima vez tengamos mas tiempo para compartir experiencias.
From Felipe Sousa Pamplona, Spain May 10, 2009 Positive super buena gente!!! estube encantado en conocerla! pase de puta madre y creo q es una buena persona. salimos por ahi en pamplona (meeting, concierto, copas....) o sea, como ella ha dicho, es una chica multiuso kkkkkkkk besitos linda y espero que venga en julio y seguramente pasaremos bomba
From Gabor and Francisca Gondi Planegg, Germany Apr 24, 2009 Positive Danielle :)
She is a very coooooool girl she is vegetarian hippie open mined and amiable girl. We spoke a lot and laught :)
She is so adorable... is a shame she´ll stay in Pamplona 2 week only 2 week :/
i hope to spend more time with your company :)
Take care!
**Reedito 20/07/2009**
Cuando Danielle me dijo que venía a Pamplona, lo primero que dije SIIIII!!!!!, es que vente a casa. Con Danielle, lo pasamos muy bien, es una chica simpatiquisima, buenisima y sobretodo muy muy divertida. Aun que ya estaba acabando San Fermín, salimos, y como bien dice tratamos de comer TRES!!!!!!!, sí, 3 veces en el restaurant vegetariano, sin buenos resultados, comimos donde nos pillaba, y lo pasamos muy bien, salimos en busca de un gatín, tampoco sin exito hasta hoy, y todo un honor tenerla cantando en casa, con esa voz inigualable, pero que es tacana, porque no me quiere enviar sus temas.
SIEMPRE SERÀS BIENVENIDA!!!!!!!
From Nick Shaver Cincinnati, United States Apr 2, 2009 Positive She needed a place to live, so I offered her a place to stay, so she is my newest roommate :) She is a very nice person and has the most amazing voice, you should check her out at open mic sometime, you will be impressed. Promise.
From Christopher Dodson Columbus, United States Mar 30, 2009 Positive LOVE THIS GIRL! She's amazzzzing!! Can't wait to travel anywhere with her... our current trip planning is Hawaii!!
From Cecilia Leal Montelimar, France Mar 3, 2009 Positive Danielle is a cool girl, I met her while she was in Florida trying to get out of the cold!
From Julia Wöhrle Leipzig, Germany Feb 18, 2009 Positive I love the fact that it took us a while to realize that we had already met virtually via CS when we met in person!!! Thanks to the spirit of Athens we have been running into each other at parties and dance nights and concerts and Ivan's after parties!!! I definitely recommend joining Danielle for any of these or similar activities!!
From Taylor Killian Westerville, United States Jan 27, 2009 Positive A really fun person to be around. I have a feeling that she could make you smile no matter how down you are. Just don't listen to her playlist ;)
From Anastasia Stout Miami, United States Jan 9, 2009 Positive Danielle is an awesome spirit and an old soul! I really hope she liked G-ville enough to possibly move here because she made a ton of friends really quickly and is already missed :)
From Skeet Surrency Gainesville, United States Jan 8, 2009 Positive I don't know, I'm probably a little biased because I go gaga for anyone who will play me Mirah cover songs, but Danielle was super cool. Let her crash on your couch, and you'll be very pleased with the results.
From David Lawrence Saint Louis, United States Dec 31, 2008 Positive Danielle was an awesome host/travelmate. We met in Louisville and road together to the Great American Unclaimed Baggage Center Roadtrip CS event. She's got a great attitude and would definitely host her if she was passing through St. Louis.
From Brian Wheeler Washington, United States Dec 24, 2008 Positive I feel genuinely lucky to have gotten to meet Danielle. If you meet her, I'm going to guess you will feel the same way. Hearing her sing/play guitar on top of this, all I can say is, wow!
From Ric Reily Boynton Beach, United States Dec 22, 2008 Positive Danielle hosted the 3rd Sunday Potluck and got a bunch of us together, me out of the house for a CS experience for the first time. Thanks Danille!
From Dan Cotter Atlanta, United States Dec 20, 2008 Positive Had some very good times with Danielle. She's knows how to party aaaannnd plays some wicked songs. I'd love to take you up on the OH/FL thing if I get the chance. And let me know if you're ever in Atlanta!
From Nathan Andren Detroit, United States Dec 17, 2008 Positive Danielle is a positive, creative and powerful person. She really helped make the Great Unclaimed Baggage Center Road Trip of '08 an unforgettable experience. Just don't pass out with her in the room ;]
From Davide Gravina Cosenza, Italy Dec 16, 2008 i met her in pamplona in 2006, she is friendly, fun and intresting. i m happy to be his friend! :D
From Squish Cornelius Columbus, United States Dec 15, 2008 Positive She is one sweet ass chicka!! I'm pumped up to get some of our plans rollin' that we talked about while at the event together. She was a wonderful random companion, and I can't wait to see her some more. I fully expect more Banana's in my future! :)
From Carolina Novella Centellas Athens, United States Dec 14, 2008 Positive I met Dann a few months ago, and as soon as I met her I knew that she is one of my tribe.. She is very interesting and fun. Loves to play and laugh and will take a good care of you.. for sure!!!!
From Mike Horst Sylvania, United States Dec 11, 2008 Positive blebereblereb!! Dandann used my poor, dead car as a beacon of hope for finding the lodge and our surfspot for the next two nights. There commenced nerf wars, music, Roman activities, and other silly unmentionables. She helped me look at guitars in Alabama (Thanks!!) and i'ma see her again sometime I bet.
From Mustafa Hussain Gainesville, United States Dec 9, 2008 Positive Danielle was at the GUBCRT 08 where I met her. She ended up driving thru Atlanta on her way to Fla. She crashed at my pad for couple days along with Mimsy, another CS. We stayed up way too late and had a blast! I hope we cross paths again.
From Miguel Alva Asheville, United States Dec 8, 2008 Positive Danielle is superb. Talk about sharp shooting skills!
From initiating one of the most brutal guerilla nerf beatdowns in history, to creating a beautiful piece of human art, to star-gazing under navy-seal-training circumstances, to documenting the mating rituals of japanese stuffed animals, to creating tennis courts out of thin air, to...
I could go on but words can not describe the experience.
This lady knows how to party and light up the environment!! Kind-hearted and kick-ass all around, I'd totally share the cookie jar with her.
From Andrea Mapjoy Decatur, United States Dec 8, 2008 Positive We sifted through unclaimed luggage treasures, danced & shot each other with dart guns, gazed at shooting stars on a freezing pier in AL on the Great Unclaimed Baggage Road Trip! Too bad more people aren't like Danndann-- she exudes warmth, wisdom, openness, and good cheer, and has great taste in music. Oye, firmaste mi hoodie? Something tells me our paths will meet again:)
From Hannah Jackson Nashville, United States Nov 28, 2008 Positive She was an awesome host and a genuinely great person! I would recommend her couch :)
From Sam Atwood Cambridge, United States Oct 20, 2008 Positive Danielle hosted my friend and I while we were road-tripping and filming a documentary. Danielle is an amazing singer-songwriter and a great host. Hit me up when you're in my area!
From Topher Thomas Dayton, United States Oct 10, 2008 Positive It was a pleasure to meet Danielle. She lives in one of the many great cities named Athens, has good stories to tell, a beautiful voice and she brought cookies :)
From Holly Gersbacher Dayton, United States Oct 1, 2008 Positive It was aweseome to hang out with Danielle! She seems to be a relaxed, in tune with herself kind of person. I was so thrilled that she was able to couchsurf with CO during the Exciting Underwear party.
From Jared Embree Dayton, United States Sep 29, 2008 Positive Very interesting person. Look forward to seeing her again. Perhaps our house will invade her house sometime. I hope...:)
From Stephen Bloomingdale Fort Collins, United States Sep 29, 2008 Positive DanDan is an awesome person and a ton of fun to have around! She came in during our no lights month and fit right in! always welcome back, excellent surfer!
From Sean Fernandez Lake Worth, United States Aug 4, 2008 Positive Yeah, she's cursed with amazing musical talent. You're really going to have to drop this vegan thing if you want to be a starving artist....beggars can't be choosers....ha!
From Dennis Crow Hollywood, United States Apr 30, 2008 Positive UPDATE: We went to Orlando together to meet some friends of mine for information on making money while traveling around the world! It was an awesome and enlightening experience. She is so great to be around!
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This was just the first of many good times to come. With mutual interests in nutrition and music along with CS and travel, our lives will cross paths many times to come; who knows, maybe even in Argentina. Make the time to get to know her; her music will touch your heart.
From Philipp Schonger Seattle, United States Apr 22, 2008 Positive Danielle is a super friendly, outgoing, and energetic young woman. Met her during the monthly Potluck in Miami and hit the beach together as well as swam in the ocean in Miami's nude section. That says it all! How could you not have fun with her? Hope to meet you again sometime!
From MORDY954 Hollywood, United States Apr 22, 2008 Positive Danielle has a stunning voice and when we met at a CS potluck down in Miami, her songs were like lullabies to me; I fell asleep while she was singing, but still deep down in my mind I kept listening to her magnificent voice and lyrics in Spanish, which I love. Kind of a surreal experience it was.
From Simo Cusi Van Dooren Girona, Spain Apr 21, 2008 Positive Danielle played the guitar and sang wonderfully in Miami's potluck. Beautiful voice that kept all of us quiet and relaxed. We talked a bit about her Spanish experience and just can say she's a very nice person.
From Ufuk Akdeniz West Palm Beach, United States Apr 21, 2008 Positive I met Danielle at the 3rd Sunday Potluck here in South Florida and we had a wonderful time!! Eventhough her "Publix" Mac & Cheese got more compliments than the gourmet pastries I persoally made I still liked her! :D Can't wait to get together again at an other event!
From Tricia Vanderkooy Miami, United States Apr 21, 2008 Positive Had such a great time meeting Danielle! She is an awesome woman with an adventurous spirit. Hope to see you again when you're back in South Florida!
From Sarah Tingle Plantation, United States Apr 21, 2008 Positive Super fun to hang out with! :)
From Alexandre Andrade Mangaratiba, Brazil Apr 7, 2008 Positive She's a nice and full of energy girl. Hope she accomplishes her goals in CS.
From Thom Johnson Hollywood, United States Apr 7, 2008 Positive I had a great time with Danielle. She is simply awesome. We connected very quickly and in a very short time it felt like I had known her for years! She is warm and a little quiet at first but once she gets going...and the girl has talent!!! OMG Girl, you gotta sing more often! Absolutely lovely voice and she's great with her guitar.
Recently, Danielle was my couch guest for the weekend and we had a great time. Her personality is extremely versatile and she loves to learn and experience just about everything. I put her to the test when I took her to the gay scene in Fort Lauderdale, FL and even to the Gay Rodeo event! What a hoot! We had such a great time.
A great thing about Danielle, in my opinion, is that she is very engaging and open minded, but she is also very self-sufficient and does not need a lot from her host. She is very flexible and can be as laid back or on the run as you can handle.
Danielle has something to offer just about any person. She speaks several different languages and plays several musical instruments. She has a very eclectic collection of music as well.
I highly recommend surfing or hosting Danielle.
From Brandee In Florida Coral Springs, United States Apr 6, 2008 Positive Danielle & I spent many hours together one beautiful Sunday! We ate chips, talked about weinerville, laughed, drank Strongbow's on South Beach and acted very silly together. I can't wait to do it all again!
04/08 Ok, I have to add to this reference as I have had the chance to hang out with her again! Danielle's passion, joy and enthusiasm for life are contagious! She will travel hours for a good time, and to try something new. Plus, she travels with her own cayenne pepper and juicer! Danielle is the kind of friend that when we are hanging out together, and acting like complete goofballs, the people around us say "Are THEY the weird ones, or am I"? Hmmmmm, we may never know!
"Help, I'm drowning, throw me a ******!"
From METRI8 Fort Pierce, United States Apr 6, 2008 Positive I'm so glad I met Danielle and her mother at the Ft. Pierce Couchsurfing event. She has a beautiful voice and was a ton of fun to hang out with. Tell her to bring her Mom, so much fun!
From Melanie Kemerling West Lafayette, United States Apr 5, 2008 Positive This person comes highly recommended! I have known her for years as we struggled though the soap opera that is high school. Funny, fun, and has a free spirit!!!!
From Laura Tarquinio Stuart, United States Mar 31, 2008 Positive Danielle had this wonderful idea for a pot luck in West Palm. We only spoke for a brief....Oh Look there's a bunny...time, but I'm sure we'll be getting together again soon.
Update.....We are regular friends now. I love hanging out with her she is sooooo much fun. And I love her Mom too. Don't pass up the chance to meet her!
From The Jolly Green Giant, Derek Wallace North Hollywood, United States Mar 27, 2008 Positive This little songbird will fly into your life and just absolutely light it up! I could produce a litany (S.A.T. word! Triple word score in Scrabble!) about how cool, awesome, fun-loving and helpful she is - but I'd rather let yo uhave the fun of finding out for yourself.
After meeting her at a couple of potlucks in Miami, I enjoyed her company so much that I invited her to dinner with my family on my way out of the state. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if I lived in town, she and I would hang out together all the time - and this pleases me.
I'll see you again soon, little D!
From Bill Linehan Fort Lauderdale, United States Mar 21, 2008 Positive I met Danielle at a pot luck gathering at Haulover Beach. She was kind enough to bring her guitar and entertain us with her beautiful voice. What a cool down to earth gal!
From Guillermo Gomez Miami, United States Mar 19, 2008 Positive Met Danielle on the Potluck...
She seems very cool, and she can sing!!!!!!
Hope to hang out more in the future...
From Robert McDonald Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mar 18, 2008 Positive Danielle is awesome!! Relaxed easygoing personality, she sings, plays guitar, and was instanlty one of the Miami CS family. Be sure to meet/host her if you get the chance!
From Xain Coslow Miami Beach, United States Mar 18, 2008 Positive We met at the miami potluck at haulover beach, she seems to me a kind souled passionate individual with an amazing voice and big plans for international travel..i look forward to when next our paths cross.
ps...Dual accepted ;)
From Bill and Patty Armfield West Palm Beach, United States Feb 29, 2008 Positive We sang together and played a little guitar at CS events. Patty and I like her very much. She is what couch surfing is all about.
From "GHOSTRIDER" Black Rock City, United States Feb 9, 2008 Positive Yea!!! WE met up after many weeks of E-mailing back and fourth, and then went road tripping to KEYWEST together. WOW! What are great person, full of life and energy. Always has a great, new idea of what to do next in a moment! Very outgoing, a great travel partner, Honest, Considerate, and Strong in personality, A GREAT FRIEND! I cant wait to explore with her again! When and where will our next adventure be? I can hardly wait!
From Mandeep Gill Hayward, United States Aug 8, 2007 Positive Danielle is a neat person who from what I gathered is figuring out her life through travel, explorations, meeting people etc. I learned also a good amount about Pais Basco, Athens OH, the highlands of Jamaica etc. from talking with her. It was a very brief visit as i'm in the midst of moving, had another close friend visiting etc., so we couldn't connect so long, but i was happy to help her in her temporary move down to FL. she's also able to sleep curled up solo on a papasan chair better than most anyone i know! cool character who seemed to have quite a good first CS experience, and fits in well with the CS community and philosophy, i'd say.
From Lauren Sullivan New Orleans, United States Aug 5, 2007 Positive Danielle was one cool click back in 10th grade. I'm guessing she still is if she's hosting couch surfers! |