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Overview

  • 10 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 31, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • No occupation listed
  • Environmental Studies (focus in Policy) and International...
  • From Littleton, Colorado, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Apply to graduate school for a masters in international development in a year or so.

ABOUT ME

Grew up in the mountains of Colorado, spent a year living in Switzerland, then moved to Vermont to finish my education where I still reside.

Basically, I love the outdoors and travel. I'm a super laid back person who is happiest being surrounded by nature with a good book, good beer, and good people.

When i'm not working I am usually hiking, camping, rock climbing, scuba diving, surfing, snowboarding, or sharing stories with the people I meet along the way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love people who challenge my ideas and are able to exchange theirs with me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Backpacked around Europe and couch-surfed a few times along the way.

Interests

-All things outdoors
-Road trips and train rides
-Music

Future Travels (What I hope to do one day!)
-Backpack through Patagonia
-Move to East Africa and stay a whilllleeeeeee

  • books
  • education
  • beer
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • rock climbing
  • volunteering
  • road trips
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSICCCC
Rising Appalachia
Glass Animals
Bears Dean
Lord Huron
Alt-J
Bon Iver
Iron and Wine
Railroad Earth
The Tallest Man on Earth

Books:
The God of Small Things
The Poisonwood Bible
Mountains Upon Mountains
The Kite Runner
Wild
The Glass Castle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Lived in Switzerland for a year
-Drove a motorbike up the coast of Vietnam for a month
-Worked at a surf camp in California
-Lived on a plantain farm in Honduras
-Volunteered at a sea turtle conservation center in Central America
-Backpacked across Europe
-Backpacked solo throughout Eastern Africa
-Volunteered in Kyrgystan

Teach, Learn, Share

I am at a point in my life where I am trying to figure out what I want to do and become in the next few years. I am hoping travel, meeting new people, experiencing new things, challenging my ideas, and experiencing the world will help me make a decision.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Philippines, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States

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