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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Malay, Spanish
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Marine Mammal Trainer
  • B.A. Psychology (Honors- Animal Cognition Focus) Minor: P...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explore and experience the Dominican Republic while working as a dolphin trainer

ABOUT ME

I am an animal lover, horse rider, amateur photographer, movie goer, music listener, travel enthusiast who is always on the look out for a new adventure, a different experience, and a diverse circle of friends.

PHILOSOPHY

Never stop experiencing new things, Keep seeking new adventures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In SE Asia I met fellow travelers, locals, and adventurers through couch surfing's networks

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met up with people traveling in the same cities in Malaysia and Thailand.

Interests

Animal training, Photography, Movies,Writing Horseback riding, Hiking, Exploring, Swimming, Snorkeling, SCUBA, Kayaking, Whitewater rafting, Bouldering (want to get into repelling and climbing), Traveling, Immersing oneself in new cultures, Learning languages, Seeking out new adventures, Shopping, Meeting new people from other cultures and my own (hearing their stories and sharing my own)

  • animals
  • writing
  • photography
  • dining
  • walking
  • boating
  • shopping
  • movies
  • traveling
  • bouldering
  • music
  • equestrian
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • whitewater rafting
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snorkeling
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rafting over a 21 ft waterfall in Rotarua, New Zealand

Repelling into,Ziplining through, navigating an underground river and climbing up 3 waterfalls in the glow worm caves of Waitomo, New Zealand

Ziplining 700 ft above the rainforest floor in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica

Hiking up Volcano Arenal listening to it grumble near La Fortuna Costa Rica

Photographing Red Eye Tree Frogs, Howler Monkeys, Two and Three toed sloths, Keelbilled Toucans, Poison Dart Frogs and American Crocodiles in Costa Rica

SCUBA diving near Sipidan in Malaysia and living for a week on Mabul Island Malaysia.

Jumping off waterfalls near KL, Malaysia.

Sampling the food in Penang, Malaysia

Learning to be a Elephant Mahout near Pattaya, Thailand

Bottle feeding tiger cubs, playing with juvenile tigers, bathing, feeding and walking adult tigers at Tiger Temple Thailand

Jumping off a boat and swimming onto the island that Castaway with Tom Hanks was filmed on in Fiji (fyi there's a resort on the other side :-P )

Training Dolphins and Sharks in the Dominican Republic

Photographing Humpback Whales in the Dominican Republic

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Fiji, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, United States

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