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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
live. LOVE. learn.
ABOUT ME
I'm a free spirit, independent, driven and enjoy calling the shots ;P I'm a foodie, a runner and an advocate. I'm unstoppable and determined to see the rest of the world one day at a time.
PHILOSOPHY
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."- St. Augustine... I'd like to see how the story ends.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I'd love to couchsurf around the globe to meet you!
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Stayed with 2 CSers in Paris, France, have housesat for a CSer in Austin, TX and have lived with a CSer in San Antonio, TX.
Interests
PEOPLE are fascinating to me!
MUSIC feeds my soul.
FOOD sustains me.
LANGUAGES excite me.
LOVE, oh love, moves me.
- books
- dining
- traveling
- music
- languages
- au-pair
Music, Movies, and Books
$100 Start-Up, The 4-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss, Kimbra, Lykki Li, Radiohead, Local Natives, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Maxwell, Erykah Badu, Jason Mraz, Solange, The Color Purple, The Five Heartbeats, Sister Act II, Life is Beautiful, Platoon
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Living in France as an Au Pair.
Climbed 1,000 steps to the top of two domes in Italy.
Been to 6 countries, 11 cities and 2 villages in the 3 months.
Caregiver for my mother who had pancreatic cancer.
Teach, Learn, Share
I have taught English to a native French family, I'm well versed on dairy-free diets, I'm an avid runner and trainer, an advocate for the American Cancer Society and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network as I've lost my mother to cancer.
Countries I’ve Visited
Cayman Islands, French Polynesia, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, United Kingdom, Vatican City State
Countries I’ve Lived In
France, United States
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