CURRENT MISSION

Dance my way around the world and wake up in the morning having done something yesterday I thought was impossible.

ABOUT ME

Everyday I am happy.
I started making a list of dances I wanted to learn and improve in. Then a list of countries, and cities. Next came the calendar, many google searches, calculations and a plan that involved putting everything I own in boxes, strapping my dancing shoes to my bag and getting started. Peru and Columbia are my test run, followed by a year of absorbing what music has to offer.

If all that could be said of me when I died was that I was never afraid to be a fool, then I can live with that.

I love to laugh, and if you hear it, you will probably laugh too.

Sorry I don't have more photos! I am operating from my phone while I am abroad and will try to get more up soon :)

PHILOSOPHY

I love to learn! I will forever be a student if someone has the willingness to teach me. I want to share my experience with young people and encourage them to see it all for themselves.

I believe that sharing with people-good conversation, new experiences, passions and interests, and even a good meal helps create the lasting bonds that will create a better world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Why am I traveling?

I want to see the world for myself and not be one of those people who never steps out of their back yard. I want to experience and appreciate things that are different from what I might be accustomed to and learn from it. I want to learn all I can and share with real people, having genuine conversations. I will eventually teach in a high school and I want to be able to pass on some of my knowledge, experience, and willingness to explore to my students. I have been lucky to meet wonderful people so far and want to meet you too :)

I was so excited when I started hearing about this project. I am so looking forward to meeting new people and experiencing the sharing of culture for myself. When I return to the states I cannot wait to have a couch to share with others but would love to meet up with any travelers now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed in Europe and had couch surfers stay with my roommates and I.

I have have such a wonderful and meaningful experience so far! I am not the type to sleep and run off, I really enjoy getting to know people...going to see a movie, chatting over coffee, making a delicious meal. I might be a bit shy at first and am not a party animal, but I really appreciate the chance to share with you if you'll have me.

I love to dance so please lets do that too. I can teach you. I can also give you a good workout plan haha.

Interests

Salsa, Chachacha, Bachata, Tango, Flamenco, Music, and Dance.

I love to read everything from novels to non-fiction, history to poetry.

I want to develop my artistic skills because they are lacking!

I love the outdoors-hiking, biking, running- but also the smells of the trees and the beauty of the mountains. I want to become more fluent in Spanish and sign language but also just to be able to communicate to as many people as possible. I like to bake and cook, dance, watch movies, live music and above all trying new things and pushing myself to try it all.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• poetry
• beauty
• dancing
• flamenco
• tango
• bachata
• cooking
• coffee
• fitness
• marathon
• running
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• sign language
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors I like include: Neruda, Allende, Joan Didion, Joyce Carol Oats, Wallace Stevens, Edna St. Vincent Millay, John Updike, Edith Wharton, Shakespeare, Willa Cather, T. S. Eliot, Tom Stoppard, William Faulkner. In my dream house the largest room would be the library.

I listen to all sorts of music and enjoy anything that moves me to dance fills me with emotion. I love watching live music because you so often see people doing what they love and are passionate about. I hope to be able to create my own with time and have begun to study more percussion and history of latin and african rhythms.

I love watching movies that make me laugh, cry, or think. Some of my favorites are Atonement, The Departed, Once, Kill Bill, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, The Spitfire Grill, Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Into the Wild, 500 Days of Summer, The Graduate, Breakfast at Tiffany's

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Every year I create a list of things that I have never done before that I will try or do. This year I have baked bread from scratch, grown tomato plants, ran a half marathon, and taken an art class. I still have many more things to do and enjoy challenging myself to become the best version of myself. I have road tripped through 37 of the 50 states in America and look forward to finishing them off.

Teach, Learn, Share

Gosh! Hmm I have failed more times this year than ever before but I have also tried more new things and have learned so much in the process. I love coffee and people and think those are wonderful places to start.

Teach: English, Fitness, Dance, Spanish
Learn: Dance, Music, Anything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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