CURRENT MISSION

to find my life's purpose, and stay grounded through rough times

ABOUT ME

Hello everyone! I am originally from Los Angeles but I have been living in Vancouver, BC for the past 5 years and recently moved to Las Vegas. I love traveling and meeting new people, and have been to almost every island in the Caribbean, backpacked through Mexico (from Tia Juana to Cozumel), and lived in California, Utah and Idaho as well as Canada. Although I still travel often, I am inviting you all to show my couch (and guest bed) some love! Message me to mesh schedules! I am a workaholic, insomniac, with a dry sense of humor and coffee flowing through my veins. I have two puppies, Attila and Quinn, who are the loves of my life. Only animal lovers are allowed at my house! And, I have a two bedroom place on the outskirts of Las Vegas near Red Rock Canyon, about 20 minutes from the strip. I am engaged, but my Canadian fiance' is in and out of the house, working in both countries so I live alone most of the time. I am new to this, so please contact me to chat, whether you want to use my couch or not :0)

PHILOSOPHY

Life is only as complicated as you make it

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Spreading the word and lending my couch when I'm in town...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Many thanks to the friends that have lent me their couch in Vancouver, LA and Las Vegas...more couch surfing to come in August...

Interests

travel, music, animals, fashion, coffee, food, friends, laughing, funny faces, creating memories, trying almost everything once

• animals
• fashion
• dining
• coffee
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• piano
• surfing
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Mars Volta, Tool, The Bravery, Artic Monkeys, Elliot Smith, Van Morrison, Keane, David Gray...

Books: The Catcher in the Rye, Dry, Running with Scissors, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, The Stranger Beside Me

Movies: American History X, American Psycho, Equilibrium, Into the Wild, Igby Goes Down, Billy Elliot, The Contender, anything Tim Burton

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved out (to Utah) when I was 15 years old, traveled and stayed in school, which has brought me to where I am today. I've done an internship in a morgue and seen the most disturbing stories revealed in peoples deaths. I've worked in provincial and federal prisons in Canada as part of a NPO, and learned the meaning of patience, tolerance, and leniency. I've finished 3 degrees, against all odds, and have made lifelong friends with people twice my age. All of these things are awe inspiring, and truly life altering, but I always believe there is something more to learn.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like someone to teach me more Cantonese (I only know a few words) or help me buff up on my Spanish. And teach me Yoga, and Krav Maga.

I can teach you how to play piano, hand-roll sushi and make lasagna, learn theories in psychology and self-hypnosis, help you get organized and find the best study methods if you're in school. Or tell me what you want to learn: I might know how, but if not I'll try to direct you to someone who does.