CURRENT MISSION

Love people, explore the world, have a bunch of dance parties.

ABOUT ME

I'm a teacher from Kansas, have spent a significant amount of time in Slovenia, love traveling anywhere, and would prefer to ride my bike daily. I like good Kansas beer, meeting new people, and seeing new places and things.

PHILOSOPHY

Serve and be served... do anything that turns into a good story or a new friend.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to the CS project- I'd love to take you out for dinner, have a conversation, and sleep on your couch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

amazing.

Interests

Cycling (gravel road in particular), traveling, playing sports informally (volleyball, frisbee, flag football, not golf), live theater/music, PEOPLE!

• theater
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• marathon
• running
• partying
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• sports
• soccer
• volleyball
• golf
• teaching
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Science Fiction, classic rock, bluegrass :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my favorite memories occurred a few years ago where when my friends ran a half marathon. I hate running- I loathe running, and I made sure everyone knew. So as a joke, I decided to elliptical a half-marathon (really, to mock them). However, a few days before said marathon, my roommate received an email from a woman in Uganda, asking her to raise 1,000 dollars for a school she'd worked at previously. My roommate and I used the 4 days before the half marathon to call everyone we knew and turn the "Elliptathon" into a benefit. We raised $850.00 on a whim. Here are a few pictures and more information:
http://weirdsportsforeducation.blogspot.com/

Teach, Learn, Share

The best thing that I do on a daily basis is have community dinners. A few years ago, a bunch of us started eating together every night. That has now evolved into one person of the 17 involved cooking a huge meal for everyone Monday-Thursday. This way, we see people we love, eat a good meal, don't consume too many preservatives, and maintain a budget. It's beautiful.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, science factoids, a good attitude

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Slovenia, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Slovenia, United States