CURRENT MISSION

Travel solo for 1 year and kick ass at it (whatever that looks like)

ABOUT ME

I challenge myself to try new things. One year I made it my resolution to try one new thing each month, but only made it to February... So I guess I'm not good with setting realistic resolutions. But the new things I tried led me to new experiences and meeting interesting new people. And that's why I love to travel.

PHILOSOPHY

Leave this world better than you found it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just started! Have been going to meet-ups mostly

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet

Interests

trying new and delicious food, science, rock climbing, scottish terriers, making my own ice cream, dairy products (especially butter), anything water related (snorkeling, diving, rowing, kayaking, belly flopping), working with kids, collecting strange bits of foreign languages (I can say the numbers 1-10 in 9 languages so far)

• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• rock climbing
• rowing
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite song of the moment - Boogie Shoes
I like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind, & Fire... Sometimes I think I should have been born 10 years earlier.
I love books by Bill Bryson, am currently reading GoT series, just finished Wild by Cheryl Strayed.
Movies: anything starring Christian Bale ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skinny dipping in Australia, zorbing in New Zealand, climbing for the first time outdoors at Pinnacles in California, hot springing in Big Sur

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: science stuff, rock climbing basics, counting to 10 in several languages

Learn: dancing without looking like a fool, Spanish, counting to 10 in several more languages

Share: adventures in food, both eating and cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, China, Malaysia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States