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Ho Chi Minh City, Hải Dương Province, Vietnam
@TRAVLELOVER
Member since 2011
CURRENT MISSION To share my love of travel with my growing family and friends. To learn how to adapt my travel style to being a travel family rather than a solo backpacker. ABOUT ME I started traveling when I was 19 and never looked back. I love being on the road, seeing new places, meeting new people, and experiencing new cultures. I feel that Couchsurfing is the best way to truly see and immerse yourself in the place you are traveling. I'm a friendly person who loves to travel, meet new people, and try new things! I'm always up for something new and exciting. I think that if you just go with the flow you will be able to experience things you never dreamed of. :) I've been a member of Couchsurfing for years. I love this community of travelers and people interested in learning about other people's views and experiences! I have met several lifelong friends through Couchsurfing. I enjoy hosting, staying with hosts, and just meeting up with locals. PHILOSOPHY "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." Robert Louis Stevenson
Interested in Art
Interested in Books & Literature
Fluent in English
Learning Sign Language - American
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I love to host people from all over the world when I am home. Tucson, Arizona isn't a big tourist area so most of my couch surfing experience is from surfing and from hosting many people with my friend Ngan in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I am a big believer in traveling rather than vacationing. I have couch-surfed several places and have met some of the best people who are still my friends today!
Music, Movies, and Books
A joke that because a tradition after several years is that I always try to find a copy of Howls Moving Castle in each new country I go to. This allows me to find the cutest bookshops while also providing me with a wonderful souvenier.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
-Camping in National Glacier Park -The 2 years in Korea that started my travels -Beaches in the Philippines -Spending the night in Stonehenge for the solstice -Trekking all over Central America -Hitchhiking across Africa -Living on and off in Vietnam for the last 3 years -Moving to Hawaii with no plan and just making it work -Teaching all over the world!
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach: If you have any questions about places you want to go in the future maybe I can give some advice or set you up with some amazing hosts. Learn: Anything you are willing to teach. Share: Stories! I love a good story. I think one of the best ways to break that barrier from acquaintances to friends is to share a moment from your past and really get to know each other.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Good conversation.
My Interests
My interests include hiking, travel, my family, new experiences, being anywhere in nature, and experiencing new places through a locals eyes.
