CURRENT MISSION

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. - Tennyson

ABOUT ME

Oh my goodness, this is stressfull. I really love to talk, but not about myself to a computer screen. I read a lot - trying to compensate for skipping a year of school but I love it so it's not a problem. I love playing and watching soccer (football!). I love music, but I'm kind of lazy - I mostly just listen to whatever my friends recommend. YOU should introduce me to some new bands! Now that I've actually traveled I can safely say that I LOVE it, the more places I go the more places I realize I still want to visit. My next destination is Ireland (fingers crossed)! I also love cooking and watching good movies, and especially enjoy an evening spent cooking a delicious meal with friends followed by a film. I really want to learn as many languages as possible, but right now I am sadly monolingual. I took latin in high school in hopes that it would help me learn other romance languages, but it turns out dead languages can only get you so far. I'm working on it, though.

PHILOSOPHY

" I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
-Thoreau

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It's true I can't offer a couch right now, but while I'm in Seattle (for the summer) I can get you discounts on the best cupcakes in town, and make you some pretty decent coffee.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed with a girl in Lisbon and with another girl in Paris. Both were so nice. Meeting other travelers is fun, but meeting locals is GREAT.

Interests

You really want to know? Travel, becoming educated, learning languages, movies, books, soccer, crew, my family, my friends, music, adoption, chocolate, good food, cooking good food, learning how to drive a stick shift, kids (sounds sketchy but isn't), picking perfect presents for people, alliteration, being a better person, singing along with musical soundtracks, dogs, chickens, shopping at outdoor markets, photography, hiking, road-tripping, knitting...

• dogs
• chickens
• books
• singing
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• coffee
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• soccer
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

EVERYTHING

More specifically -Music includes The White Stripes, David Bowie, Kings of Leon, The Beatles, The Black Keys, Johnny Cash, The Format, The Long Winters, The Racontuers (for a start); books include Freddy and Frederika, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Dharma Bums, The Tao of Pooh, Lolita, A Confederacy of Dunces, Ulysses, Watchmen (also for a start); movies include Brick, Rear Window, City of God, The Godfather, Paris Je T'aime, Thelma and Louise, Good Bye Lenin, Into the Wild.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took a gap year- I traveled by myself and survived. I went to Ethiopia and bummed around Western Europe. It was great because I wanted to do it and I did - it was the first thing I really did on my own.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States