CURRENT MISSION

To experience the world

ABOUT ME

I am a vegetarian and non-smoker. I love to travel. When I travel, I prefer to experience the culture and enjoy the area like the locals do rather than just see the tourist spots which are often vastly different from the places the locals enjoy. I am very open minded and tolerant of cultural and personal differences. I am also pretty easy going so I tend to get along with nearly everyone. I am a bit shy at first but open up easily to friendly interactions.

Mexico is one of my absolute favorite places and I would love to live there for awhile to learn more about the culture and become fluent in Spanish.

PHILOSOPHY

Learn, live, experience the world and leave it better than you found it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have stayed with several wonderful people in different parts of the US, Mexico, and India. I also took a cruise with 2 couchsurfers and have met up with the local CS community in Gainesville, FL and Chicago, IL. I have hosted more than I've surfed but stopped both in 2020 due to Covid. Now, I'm hoping to start travelling and meeting people again.

I am here to meet friends, learn about different cultures and exchange stories of travels. I'm not in a position to host at the moment but would be happy to meet up with people visiting Jacksonville.

Please note: I am NOT here to find a date or hookup. I am interested in getting to know people as friends only. I appreciate this boundary being respected without having to take further measures to ensure my comfort and safety around men. Speaking of friends, everyone on my friend list is someone I have met and interacted with. I do not accept friend requests from people I have not actually met in person and am unlikely to reply to random messages that just say hello or that aren't related to hosting/surfing/hanging out in a city we are both in at the same time, questions about somewhere I've visited or lived, suggestions for somewhere I'm going to visit, etc. In other words, please have a travel/couchsurfing related reason for messaging me.

Interests

I love to travel, especially outside of the United States. I also enjoy festivals, music, snorkeling, kayaking, sky diving, rock climbing, camping, dancing, museums, roller coasters, cruises, the beach, movies, vegetarian/vegan cuisine.

• culture
• festivals
• dancing
• vegetarian
• vegan
• motorcycles
• movies
• traveling
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• rock climbing
• beaches
• mountains
• museums
• rollercoasters

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have done many amazing things; I can't pick just one....

I've climbed pyramids in Mexico, watched the lights sparkle on Niagara Falls, seen the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, celebrated my birthday at the Taj Mahal in India, straddled the prime meridian in Greenwich, saw St Basil's in Moscow, explored castles in the Ukraine and Scotland, went white water rafting in Ohio, spent the night at a Mosque in Delhi, floated through caves and ziplined through the rainforest in Belize, driven through the Adirondack mountains, flown a plane and jumped out of one, kissed a sting ray in the Bahamas, tickled luminous plankton in Puerto Rico, and frolicked with manatees in Florida.

I was in Havana when Castro died but I swear it wasn't my fault.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English, how to cook some yummy vegetarian and vegan dishes or tell you about some good things to see around Jacksonville. I love to learn about other cultures, new ways of doing things, new perspectives. I would also like to learn more Spanish, sign language and begin learning Japanese.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm happy to share some vegetarian or vegan cooking or just good company and conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States