I'm Ivy. I am a 26 year old female from the Outer Banks North Carolina. I have a Bachelor's in Child Development. I want to be a Medical Social Worker. I love working with and helping kids. I enjoy taking photographs both analog and digital. I'm a lover of music. Live music is my favorite thing in the world. I'm an INFP in every sense. I'm tall. I'm a lover of animals. I just started learning yoga and love it. I'm quiet natured but once I'm comfortable I'm very silly and talkative.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I need a place to stay in Jacksonville Florida while I am at the Mayo Clinic. I just need a place to say that I feel safe and welcome while I go through a possibly stressful/happy time.

Interests

I love art, music, films, fashion, astronomy, psychology, poetry, yoga/pilates, cooking (eating healthy), travel and all sorts of other things.

• animals
• arts
• poetry
• fashion
• cooking
• yoga
• pilates
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• astronomy
• psychology
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite films: Life Is Beautiful, Cloud Atlas, The Fountain, Pans Labyrinth, Drive, What Dreams May Come, 2001: Space Odyssey.

Favorite music: Andy Stott, Pinback, Department of Eagles, Bibio, The Antlers, Sufjan Stevens, The Black Angels, Flying Lotus, Animal Collective, Monster Rally, Mura Masa

Favorite shows: Hannibal, Game of Thrones, True Detective, Fargo, Mad Men, The Following, The Returned, Bates Motel, American Horror Story, The Leftovers, True Blood

Favorite literature (stories, books, authors): The Bell Jar, The Yellow Wallpaper, Kate Chopin, Bukowski, Clementine Von Radics, Warsan Shire, The Virgin Suicides, The Lovely Bones

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kayaked to a bioluminescent bay and swam in it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook. I am great at carrying on a conversation about anything and everything. If you happen to have curly hair I can teach you my secrets. I know a lot about skincare. I can tell you what it's like to be from a different type of tourist town.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, England, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Netherlands