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I've been living and teaching (not English!) internationally in Nigeria and South Korea for the last two and a half years although my plan for the coming year is to take time off and find my passion. Through living and teaching abroad, I've developed an expanded world view and a love of traveling and experiencing new places. My favorite past time besides reading and knitting is hiking. I also really enjoy SCUBA diving although I have a number of ear problems that make it challenging to equalize, so I often have to settle for snorkeling. I'm an animal lover and maintain a thoughtful reducetarian (sometimes called Weekday Vegetarian) diet. I'm very open to new experiences and love to make new friends, although I can often be quiet around new people at first.
Интересуется: Экстремальный спорт
Интересуется: Животные
Свободно владеет: Английский
Изучает: Немецкий
Почему я на Couchsurfing
I'm on Couchsurfing because I really enjoy finding hidden gems while traveling and I feel like staying with people who actually live as locals is the easiest way to find exciting and amazing things off the beaten path. I would also really like to be able to make my travel experiences last longer by reducing my expenses. As soon as I have a home of my own that I can share with others, you can be sure that I'll be helping others do the same.
Музыка, кино и книги
Music: Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Lindsay Sterling, Joshua Bell, Gorillaz, Studio Killers, deadmau5, Simon & Garfunkle, the Beetles. Movies: All of Disney, All of Hayao Miyazaki, Army of Darkness, Young Frankenstein, Pirates of The Carribbean (First Three), Princess Bride. Books: Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy series, The Lord of The Rings series and the Hobbit, Game of Thrones series, the Fountainhead, Harry Potter Series
Одно удивительное, что я сделал
It' really hard to select one, but one that comes to mind is Canyoneering in the Philippines. I have an intense fear of heights and there were numerous times where I wanted to simply stop, but I couldn't because the only way to leave was to repel down the waterfalls. I was terrified at the beginning but by the end I was actually enjoying it. I learned a lot about myself in the process and the cheezy quote about courage not being the absence of fear but rather the triumph over it took on personal meaning for me.