CURRENT MISSION

To live, love, laugh, enjoy and travel!

ABOUT ME

I love an adventure! I'm a traveler and enjoy meeting new and interesting people. I'm from Chico, CA and love my hometown - after all we are home to Sierra Nevada. I'm passionate about making a difference and all the people in my life. I love my job and am inspired everyday by my students. My free time is spent traveling, hiking, exploring, rafting, boarding, running, somewhere in the water or on the mountain, volunteering, dancing and relaxing with yoga. I love coffee, wine and a good IPA. If the glass is half full, I will cheers, drink it and take the opportunity.

I moved to Ecuador in 2016 and pretty sure I'll be here a while :)

PHILOSOPHY

"Take only memories, leave only footprints." - Chief Seattle

"You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination." - Roman Payne

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

"There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign." - Robert Louis Stevenson

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain

"A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles." - Tim Cahill

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes" - Oscar Wilde

"The grand essentials for happiness are: something to do, something to love and something to hope for." - Alexander Chalmers

"Travel is the only thing you buy that still makes you richer." - Anonymous

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far meeting awesome people and loving the couchsurfer adventures.

Interests

Dance, yoga, running, rafting, snowboarding, surfing...also anything I can play outside.

New interests soccer :)

• culture
• dancing
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• hiking
• surfing
• sailing
• snowboarding
• soccer
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

A good movie, good music and a good book...sounds like a great day to me!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studying my Masters in Europe was pretty amazing.
Volunteering as a golf caddy for the 2011 Special Olympics World Games in Athens was inspirational.
Celebrating Carnaval in Rio de Janiero was too much fun!
Spent a pretty memorable New Years 2019 hiking through Patagonia, my dream land.

Teach, Learn, Share

Do what makes you happiest. Live without regret and take chances. Smile, laugh and love everyday. Listen with an open mind before you speak. Love with an open heart. Use everyday to learn something new from someone or somewhere. Explore and discover new places, our world is incredibly flavorful! Buy experiences, not things. Jump at the opportunity over making excuses. Eat good food, drink tasty wine and beer, listen to inspiring music, dance anyways. Stay healthy, stay active, stay fun!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Ecuador, Ireland, United States