I travelled for one year after graduating college and utilized Couchsurfing and would now like to return the favor to other travelers :) I come from a large family (5 siblings in total- all of whom I love and miss dearly) so I am very familiar with and have no problem at all sharing spaces :)

I played soccer in university, and am always up for anything adventurous/ spontaneous/ active (I love hiking, camping, skiing, adventure sports, etc.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really love meeting new people. For me, the coolest part about traveling is being able to engage with all kinds of different people and learn about communities from a local perspective. I just recently joined couchsurfing because I found that in hostels it was really easy for me to stay in a group of people who were from my country or who were extremely similar to me ...and yes I was seeing all the sites and doing the tours (and I obviously love meeting other travelers and friends!!), but I would love to be able to interact with local people who live in the areas I'm visiting and sometimes it's hard to do that when staying in hostels.

I believe couchsurfing offers a really unique opportunity for a true cultural exchange: to be able to trade stories and customs, expand as a person as I travel, learn about people from all over the world, and view my life in greater perspective.

Interests

• reading
• hiking
• skiing
• sports
• soccer
• medicine
• adventure
• kids
• alternative medicine
• hanging out with friends
• school
• playing with my dog
• taking naps

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I love reading just about anything. Some of my favorite authors include: Margaret Peterson Haddix, Jodi Picoult, Lois Lowry, Markus Zuzak, John Green, C.S Lewis, Madeline L'engle, Khaled Hosseini

Favorite titles include: The Book Thief, The Time Travel's Wife, My Sister's Keeper, Number the Stars, All the Light We Cannot See, The Kite Runner, The Road

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked the Inca Trail- I'm absolutely fascinated by ancient cultures so pretty much all of Cusco was amazing to me (fingers crossed that I can go to Egypt!)

Spent New Years Eve in New York City (watched the ball drop!)

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: I like learning about other people's experiences not only in traveling but in their lives, everyone has an interesting story to share.

Share: Friendship, stories, experiences, laughter. I also would love to learn how to cook different foods! I'm trying to collect a recipe book of my favorite recipes around the world as I travel- so if you'd like to swap recipes I'd love that :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love baking! If there's the right ingredients, I like to make chocolate chip cookies, cake pops, apple pie, monster cookies, bread (although this takes a long time), etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, United States