CURRENT MISSION

To eventually be one of those grandparents with amazing stories, a fresh apple pie, and a shot gun. CS is really just about the stories, but if anyone has a good recipe or a shotgun they'd give me, I guess that's cool too.

ABOUT ME

Well, I have a list of life goals that I started about...Oh, 3 1/2-ish years ago. I guess the best way to get to know me would be to go through all of those, buuuut...It's kind of a long list. So I'll pick a few of them related to traveling and you can enjoy yourself and maybe get a warm, gushy feeling in your stomach which means that you're getting inspired. I think.

8. Travel all over East Asia
10. Go back to Europe and visit the places that I went to before (plus a bunch more)
18. Go backpacking by myself
24. raise my children in a foreign country
25. become fluent in a second language
39. Go from Colorado to Texas by horse
45. Get a keychain from every country I visit
51. see the seven wonders of the natural world
53. Climb the Great Wall of China
63. help someone take a dream vacation
69. go on the biggest roller coaster in the world
94. fly in a fighter plane
97. see the original of "A Starry Night"
108. go see the Olympics in a foreign country
117. randomly go to a foreign country for the weekend
120. touch an endangered animal
121. go to a Chinese New Year celebration
122. go to Mexico on Cinco de Mayo for my birthday
148. find the end of a rainbow
150. pick a coconut
158. see the Aurora Borealis
163. meet an Egyptian prince or princess
171. be a train hobo
174. receive a message in a bottle
178. see a complete solar eclipse
183. travel on the Transiberian Railroad
184. sleep in hay for awhile
185. get tomatoes smashed in my face at La Tomatina.

Yay traveling!

PHILOSOPHY

I'm in for the experience.

Interests

reading, working, traveling (duh), children, cooking, dressing up, making lists, life goals, learning some sort of martial art, road trips, being a warrior princess, singing,

• animals
• arts
• singing
• chinese new year
• cooking
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• drums
• hiking
• backpacking
• olympics
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

I read...constantly. Pretty soon here, I'll include a list, but you're on my good side if you enjoy reading.
Music-wise, I listen to lots of pretty things. Katie Herzig, Stars, Emery, Frank Sinatra, Elbow, Ella Fitzgerald, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Trace Bundy, Anberlin, Incubus, Muse, Bloc Party, the Postal Service, Snow Patrol, the Beatles, Coldplay, Cursive, Copeland, Disney songs!, Tegan and Sarah, Straylight Run, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, the Shins, Radiohead, Iron and Wine, Jenny Owen Youngs, the Format, Gorillaz, Jack Johnson, Eisley, Chevelle, Third Eye Blind, Haste the Day, Judy Garland, Cake, Mars Volta, Beck, Daft Punk, Keane, and last but not least, your mom.
Movies I enjoy would include but are far from limited to:
Crash, Momento, Braveheart, Amelie, Beauty and the Beast, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Multiplicity, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, 28 Days Later, Fight Club, Boondock Saints.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed in and out of the Grand Canyon in one day, watched kittens being born, skinny-dipped alone in the rain (very Poe-ish, aye?), orgasmed. The whole world is amazing, if you look at it the right way. Not to sound too much like a hippy, but seriously.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, right now, I'm learning about the development of the Boeing 747, hiking the Appalachian trail, drums, and the digestive system. I absolutely love learning about the things that other people are passionate about, so honestly, send me the longest, most rambling email that you can about something you care about. I'll completely enjoy it and probably come up with some good questions, as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States