I grew up in Indiana and lived in Brazil my senior year of high school. Later I attended Indiana University and graduated from the Kelly School of Business with a degree in International Business and minored in Spanish Language. Spent one summer in Maastricht, Netherlands at the Center for European Studios and completed the European Economics program and bus and train traveled throughout Continental Europe. After graduation I moved to the city of Chicago and worked as a stockbroker after passing the Series 7 exam. After this job I left to take over my family travel agency and worked to specialize in destination weddings in the South Pacific and Carribean Islands. After 13 years and a downturn in the economy, I decided to move to Florida. I worked for a nationally recognized travel management company and was mainly based at the advertising agency for Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Coconut Grove. I purchased this home in historic Coconut Grove in 2016 after falling in love with the area and have been working on restoring the home ever since.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm passionate about travel and truly enjoy hosting people, whether it be a quick get together or for a longer period of time. I really enjoy meeting people from all over the world and learning about their culture and lifestyles.

Interests

• dogs
• interior design
• fashion
• cooking
• wine
• reading
• country music
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

I like modern country music such as Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion, Eric Church, Jason Aldean...the list goes on. Listening to it just really puts me in a good mood. I listen to true crime podcasts while I'm working and my favorite is Sword & Scale. I love to read when I have time and found the book "The Gold Finch" one of the favorites of the past few years. I like James Bond movies and Mission Impossible...as well as movies featuring a lot of action and drama.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dog sledding in Alberta Canada

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking techniques and foreign languages

What I Can Share with Hosts

My tales of international travel and life, fabulous cooking and delicious wine

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Virgin Islands, British, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Netherlands, Serbia