Making it up as I go and trying to enjoy myself in the process. Quit my job in May to travel, dance, and blog about my adventures, internal and external. You can follow me here: ohhellouniverse.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I only found out about couchsurfing and joined a couple months ago. I'm a solo traveler, so I originally joined CS to meet others as I go along through various CS events. Most of my travel so far has been long-term stays, not really appropriate for a CS accommodation. I'm doing a farmstay in Hungary right now, but I'm looking to do some short stays in the Balkans in the near future (late Sept-Oct 2015) and would love to find CS hosts who can accommodate me and perhaps even show me the insider's view of their city.

Interests

Dancing, learning new languages, gaining new perspectives on life, spirituality.

• dancing
• swing dancing
• politics
• traveling
• blogging
• languages
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Love Kings of Leon, Florence and the Machine, and Lana del Rey, Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Ed Sheeran, the xx, Mumford & Sons, Foster the People, Blues music, Bluegrass/Americana/Folk/Indie.

I love so many books, but list-toppers for me include The Brothers Karamazov, The Cancer Ward, The Prophet, and Half of a Yellow Sun.

Not a big movie buff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit my job to travel, dance and blog. Traded certain misery for freedom and complete uncertainty. Scariest - and best - thing I've ever done in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love swing dancing and could teach you a move or two.

I love immersing myself in other cultures and would enjoy learning what you have to share about yours.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My love of learning about different cultures.

A competitive game of Scrabble (English only for me, I'm afraid; maybe Russian).

A good laugh at American politics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Russian Federation, Sweden, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation, United States