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Overview

  • 10 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • web dev & design + sound design
  • No education listed
  • From Kansas
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Leave only footprints, and meet amazing people along the way.

ABOUT ME

I love traveling, mostly off the beaten path, and I'm one of those people who would seriously consider quitting her job and dropping her life to go do something awesome in somewhere awesome.

And I'd like to think I'm generally easy to get along with.

In the past few years, I've been experiencing some of the biggest adventures I've had while staying in the same city. I can't wait to see whats next.

PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy in life is shown through actions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I haven't in a long time! Not for a few years, but I definitely need to get back on it. Excited to meet new, amazing people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met a lot of people who have couchsurfed before, whether my friends are hosting them, or they just become my friends! I've surfed once, and haven't hosted yet, but I'm hoping to host once I get my home situated. Excited to surf more too!

Interests

I love movies, music, the outdoors, gaining knowledge and understanding, creative thinking, building things, bike rides, yoga, good food, rock climbing, photography, and good conversation.

I love the little things about people, cities, and landscapes.

  • design
  • photography
  • dining
  • yoga
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Last movie I saw that I loved:
Django Unchained

Last book I read that I loved:
Habibi by Craig Thompson

Music (in no order):
Horsefeathers, Sharon Van Etten, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Alt-J, The Books, The Cardigans, Joni Mitchell, Beck, The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Patti Smith, Fiona Apple, Debussy, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bowie, Stevie Nicks...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Summitting a 13,000ft mountain in the Andes outside of Cuenca with three Ecuadorian middle schoolers, a couple of guys and a 60 year old German grandmother.

And getting into the French Open for FREE after a Parisian security guard pitied me, since I was gawking at everything around Roland Garros.

And watching the Sierra Leonean Parliament ratify an agreement to build an industrial park that I was helping design, and realizing that I was a part of Salone becoming a member of the global economy.

Quitting an arguably good job to pursue work that inspired me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, France, India, Mexico, Panama, Sierra Leone, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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