CURRENT MISSION

To live without fear of the immensity of it all and instead cherish the randomness and beauty of this wonderful planet

ABOUT ME

I'm open-minded, relatively intelligent and occasionally funny. I'm interested in pretty much everything and everyone, which makes it very difficult to stay attached to any one thing for too long. I really love people but they also scare the shit out of me. I enjoy meeting randos from different backgrounds who can show me something new and who are interested in me as well. I lived and taught English in Spain for three years, which was been the best experience of my life. Now I'm on the next adventure: ROADTRIP!!!

PHILOSOPHY

"Passion is never enough; neither is skill. But try." -Toni Morrison

"All I know is that I know nothing." -Socrates

"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints." -Billy Joel

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing has changed my life! It's made me believe that every stranger is just a friend you haven't met you. Every experience I've had has been unique, beautiful, and led me to think about things I never would have otherwise.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm amazed at every couchsurfing experience I've had. It's wonderful how one minute you are total strangers with someone, and after a long afternoon talking it feels like you have always been apart of her/his life. I've so enjoyed the openness of fellow travelers; it's a gift to be a part of this community!

Interessen

LIKES: books, good beer, surprises, cultural relativism, swearing in foreign languages, tapas and pintxos, the nature, writing, sarcasm, podcasts, dancing, birthdays, shootin' the shit 'til dawn, long bus rides, stinky cheese, and chapstick

DISLIKES: Facebook, the euro/dollar exchange rate, shots, violence, addition/subtraction, olives, sweeping, judgy people, shaving, aisle seats, fast food, and crunches

• writing
• books
• oktoberfest
• dining
• cheese
• beer
• fast food
• languages

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Movies: Anything that has a rating of 85% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes. Right now I'm trying to see lots of foreign movies suggested to me by non-American friends.

Music: A bit of everything (is that what everyone says?), but I particularly like acoustic singer-songwriter type stuff. I also really like listening to new stuff. I love 8tracks.com

Books/Reading: Contemporary literary fiction, travel memoirs, some classics, feminist blogs

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Sunset in Santorini with my Mom, celebrating Thanksgiving with Spaniards, the madness of Oktoberfest with my besty...

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Yes please.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

A frequent and sometimes obnoxiously loud laugh, openness, gratitude, late night dance parties...

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Costa Rica, France, Greece, Ireland, Morocco, Spain, Turkey

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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