CURRENT MISSION

Life is short and beautiful and I want to live it to the fullest with no regrets.

ABOUT ME

I love traveling, hiking, kayaking, mountain climbing, zip-lining, white water rafting, pretty much anything that has adventure written all over it. I teach English in Japan, but in August I am moving to Prague to study and get my TEFL certificate. I volunteered in Costa Rica five years ago to help preserve the leather-back turtles, which are the largest known sea turtle. I am a vegetarian and try to be as friendly to the environment around me as humanly possible.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is that life is supposed to make you happy so you should fill it with things, people, and places that you love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have never couch surfed before, but I am very interested in surfing and hosting. I love meeting new people, especially other travelers. I also believe that we should take care of each other as a community.

Interests

Mountain climbing, white water rafting, hiking, running, learning about the history of the places I travel to, learning new languages, dancing, traveling,and kayaking.

• dancing
• environment
• vegetarian
• running
• traveling
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Avatar, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Never Let Me Go, The Fountain, Les Miserables, Gaurdians of the Galaxy, Batman (all movies)

Music: Oasis, Blur, Offspring, Smashing Pumpkins, Our Lady Peace, Nirvana, Dir En Grey, Mindless Self Indulgence, Bullet for my Valentine, Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (anything rock really)

Books: The Lord of the Rings, Memoirs of a Geisha, Confessions of a Mask, The Pillow Book, Genji Monogatari, The Scarlet Letter, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hunger Games

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan