CURRENT MISSION:
Live it up in the Middle East and travel travel travel whenever I'm on holiday! X

ABOUT ME:
I'm an adventurer at heart, always on the search for knowledge. Lifelong learner.
I am a Special Education teacher, I love being around kids!

PHILOSOPHY:
- To thine own self be true.
- You are not your thoughts.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

9/2012: I have couch surfed on couches in France and Italy so far. I have hosted surfers in Wells, Me and Portland, ME.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My last roommate and I loved hosting and hosted often. Surfing has been almost all positive and amazing. One weird experience in Florence hasn't stopped my travel companions and I from having great experiences and meeting amazingly open and fun people. Particularly hanging out on the passeggiata in Viareggio and walking at night around Trastevere in Rome with new friends and cheap beer.

Interests

I love talking to people who have something to say. You always learn something from people who aren't afraid to be themselves.

• arts
• education
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• walking
• traveling
• hiking
• adventure races
• surfing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Crime drama, anything to do with spies, Homeland, House of Cards, on and on....

You'll have to ask about books and music :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved to the Middle East!

Walking around the ruins at Segesta in Sicily. Huge peaks and valleys, the ancient temple and the feeling of being in a timeless place.
One of my favorite places is Playa El Tunco in El Salvador. Big Pacific waves, ladies walking around selling plantain chips from baskets with chili, salt and lime. Amazing trip!
Lately, Sassoleone, Italy: watching new friends play the bells in the tower while we ate homemade prosciutto and drank homemade wine. Hiking trails through Cinque Terre in the middle of a thunderstorm. Facing my fears and going into the Capuchin crypt where there are thousands of preserved skeletons of long dead monks built as living art.

Teach, Learn, Share

One thing I've learned is to offer to cook someone a meal. It goes deeper than eating a meal, it bonds people through the process of sharing and enjoying something together.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Thoughts, stories, ideas

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Bahrain, Canada, El Salvador, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, United States