ABOUT ME

My name is Evana Douglas, I am a student at temple university in Philadelphia, I´m 21 years old and have been studying spanish and sociology outside of the U.S. since July. My family is from the North of Ireland, near Derry, and I since there are so many of them I spend a lot of time in Ireland. I am a very strict vegetarian and practice veganism as best I can. I would say that I´m pretty laid back and I tend to do things very slow and thoroughly even though I am a pretty proactive person. I really like to travel and though I do like the city atmosphere I really enjoy hiking and other outdoor activity. However, I would definitely say that I´m not a outdoor fanatic or even athletic at that.

Interests

Not to be too repetitive, but I really enjoy the outdoors and just spending time outdoors. Although I´ve been away from home more or less since july 2011, my favorite thing to do is spend time with close friends. I really like cooking and trying new recipes as well as local products or roaming around local markets. Besides local food markets, I love to go thrifting or to flea markets. I really enjoy going to different performances and music shows. I also really enjoy walking and watching movies or TV series- my favorite series to name a few are the wire, sopranos, 6 feet under, south park, treme....

• singing
• concerts
• education
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• vegetarian
• walking
• thrifting
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• teaching
• sociology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once went on a gameride (short safari) in Kenya and saw lions eating the carcus of a zebra while fighting off begging hyenas and vultures. While I was studying in Chile, I climbed Volcan Villarrica which was the most difficult thing I´ve ever done- but that wasn´t a moment, it was more like 8 hours. And I have to mention that I saw Beyonce sing Halo in concert...

Teach, Learn, Share

I´ve gone changed schools various times and I think that that has given me a very open mind about education. I chose to study sociology because it is a very broad subject that has many topics and, to me, everything is presented fairly neutrally so you can form your own opinions based on others or facts. I would have to say I learn at my own pace and some days I progress more than others. In terms of long time goals, I would like to enter the peace corps at one point in my life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Nicaragua, Peru, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Spain, United States