I have worked as a private care giver and a government sponsored caretaker.
I took care of developmentally disabled adults and elderly people.
In 2013 & 2014 I volunteered a year of service in the United States Americorps NCCC-FEMA Corps program as an emergency manager.
This summer I worked at a salmon processing plant in Egigik, Alaska. ( Spoiler alert: it sucked.)

My newest journey will be serving a second year as a team leader in traditional NCCC in the north central region. I am looking forward to traveling the US in a 15 passenger van promoting service learning and leadership in young adults.

I love learning new things and traveling to new places.
I love to learn about cultures and languages, I have studied mandarin Chinese for 3 years and lived in china for approximately 3 months.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people in this lovely world.

Centres d'intérêt

I love cats & sarcasm, haberdashery, interesting tattoos, and Middle earth. I am terrible at writing but I love to read.
I am fond of hiking and kayaking as well learning about gardening.
I like to (try) to learn new languages in the past I have dabbled in Spanish, German, and American Sign Language. I have studied Japanese and primarily Mandarin Chinese.

-Cooking -Volunteering -Traveling -Reading -Cinema
-Spending time with my family -Animals

• animals
• cats
• arts
• writing
• tattoos
• cooking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• hiking
• kayaking
• languages
• sign language
• volunteering

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

I'm a fan of most genres of music. A few favorites of mine are: YoYo Ma, Tove Lo, Enya, Die Antwoord, Taylor Swift, Immortal Technique, Sam Smith, Drake, & The Piano guys.

Libraries are one of my favorite places. I enjoy Science fiction, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy, & the Classics.
I think my favorite book is currently stardust by Neil Gaimen.

I love movies, there are few I dislike. My favorites have to be LOTRs, Harry Potter, and Pulp Fiction.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I volunteered a year of service in a awesome program with the NCCC

check out my to do list!
https://www.bucketlist.org/list/Essjesswatermelon/

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I believe I will never be done learning. I am really grateful to learn new things. I have learned to cook from my mother and my grandmothers.
They have also taught me how to make things with my hands - like embroidery, knitting, and how to sew a quilt.
In high school I learned to love art. I can throw a clay bowl, make stained glass, and I can dye fabrics to make a colorful batik.

Pays que j'ai visités

Canada, China, England, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States, Wales

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

China, England, Japan, Scotland, United States