CURRENT MISSION

Sept 2023 - I quit my job and now traveling Europe for 2 months. Currently in Iceland and looking to travel to 8 counties during my trip. 💖✈️

To make the most out of life and to meet amazing people along the way! ** Explore and Inspire ** I have been blessed by the wonderful people I have met ---- they have helped me, greatly influenced me and make me strive to be the person I am meant to be.

ABOUT ME
I am always looking for my next adventure - daydreaming about it or actively planning it. Love learning about other cultures and people of all backgrounds. To learn more about life - the different ideas, lifestyles, etc. - allows one to appreciate and understand life even more.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I travel, CS is the first thing I look into in terms of finding places to stay. I love staying with locals and making new friends and connections. I have made many lifelong friends through CS and fantastic memories, whether it was through staying with a host or attending a CS event. For me, traveling is more about just seeing the sights and highlights of certain places --- but to feel as though you are part of the community, connected, and simply exploring what is around you.

I have surfed in Austria, Lithuania, Ireland, Scotland, England, Iceland, Sweden, and Florida, USA.

I have also gone to CS meetings in Rome, Berlin, Denmark, and Austria. I have met some amazing people and lifelong friends!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First time with CS was in 2011, staying with a lovely family in Salzburg, Austria. I was amazed at how someone would welcome me as though I was like family yet had never met me before.

Interests

This will be random. ;)

I love:
music, culture and language, historical buildings, animals/pets, trying new food, arts and crafts, inspirational quotes, the woods/trees, the smell of spring and rain, coffee, sustainability, gardening, volunteering .... and many other things.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: A bit of everything.... The XX, Rammstein, Counting Crows, Alice in Chains, Meiko, Spice Girls, Tool, A Perfect Circle, and more!

As for books - I love reading ones about life or inspiration. Non-fiction is something I love to read as well, to use as a source to gather more information about the world.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

~ Living with a host family in Germany for three weeks while in high school. This was my first time abroad and it really inspired me to travel more! I still keep in contact with friends that I met during that first stay.

~ Being an Au Pair in Berlin, Germany for a year. So many AMAZING memories and friends.

~Skydiving in Byron Bay, Australia has been a highlight. :)

~Traveling Europe in 2015-2016. I met SO amazing people with big hearts and made lifelong friends. Had so many unbelievable experiences from living with locals to exploring nature and new food.

~ Being in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. I have never felt so relaxed and I was really able to connect to nature during a 5 day trip. Time was not an issue, the stars in the night sky were breathtaking, and I loved just being surrounded by nature and no technology and worries.

~ Traveling in general ---- I have met so many amazing people and seen SO many wonderful things. I have grown so much because of the experience and cannot wait to get on a plane again!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have some knowledge about places to eat and visit around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area along with some other areas in Minnesota, especially in Northern Minnesota like Duluth, Ely and around Virginia. I am very into music and love to learn about new bands/songs, go to concerts and have other people listen to bands/songs they have not heard before. I am into crafts and love making things - one thing I am into is making jewelry, drawing, scrapbooking, etc.

I can also share my experiences studying abroad in Australia, being an Au Pair in Germany, and traveling throughout Europe.

If anyone is interested in a career as a Naturalist, I would love to help out by connecting you with some professionals in the field and/or answering any questions that you might have. I have a degree in Conservation Biology and a minor in Forestry.

I am very interested in talking with others about their travel and life experiences!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Recipes, music, travel experience, gifts from Minnesota and just to talk about life and and travel. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, United States

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