CURRENT MISSION

Travel, Travel, Travel

ABOUT ME

I believe in living your life with no apologies and doing what makes you happy and feels right. I think taking chances are important and big risks can equal big rewards. I love challenging myself and consider myself to be a realist at heart with a romantacized view of the way the world could be.

I was born and raised in Southern California, and although the sunshine and beaches are nice, I feel like I belong somewhere else. I love cold weather, Italian food and would go through life barefoot if I could.

I love spending time with my friends and family and love meeting new people, however I think it's important to spend time alone too. I think tolerance is the most important characteristic a person can have and diversity and culture only make life richer.

PHILOSOPHY

"Forget regret, or life is yours to miss" - a line from my favortie Broadway musical, Rent. I think it's important to live in the now and not spend your life focusing on things that you cannot change.

I also have a tattoo of my favorite Shakespeare quote from Sonnet 116, "That looks on tempests and is never shaken."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

New to couchsurfing but I am looking forward to making friends all over the world. I am very interested in hosting after I am back from my backpacking trip and settled in my new place.

Interests

Traveling, reading, writing, meeting new people, exploring the world, trying new things, stepping out of my comfort zone.

I am currently in the process of starting my first blog and have been trying to learn as much as I can about blogging. It's a work in progress but I am planning to devote more time as I spend the next few months traveling (thenkrystalsays.wordpress.com).

I LOVE FOOD and enjoy cooking and a good restaurant - good company always pairs well with good food. Traveling as much as possible is a huge goal of mine and the destinitations I'd like to go are endless. However, I love New York City and I hope to end up there at the end of this journey.

• culture
• writing
• dining
• italian food
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• backpacking
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books! I love to read. I love The Great Gatsby, Wuthering Heights, The Awakening and anything by Shakespeare. I appreciate good literature but am also no stranger to the occasional guilty pleasure like the Hunger Games, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and I am currently reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

My favorite kind of music to listen to is all music. I have a deep love of country music but appreciate anything that is easy to listen to or lyrics that speak to me and I can relate to. Anything that's easy to dance to is always welcome on my iPod!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States