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Overview

  • 16 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • I run a content marketing agency, and I co-own an iPhone ...
  • No education listed
  • From West Monroe, La
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To meet interesting travel buddies and gain new perspectives on the world.

ABOUT ME

i grew up in a tiny town in North Lousiana, moved to Pennsylvania for a few months and hated it, and then headed to NYC where I resided for a decade.

These days I'm living in Charleston, SC (technically across the Cooper River in Mt. Pleasant) with my fiance and my step-daughter. We're planning to move to Miami Beach in the summer of 2015.

PHILOSOPHY

Be cool to me, and I'll be cool to you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to host at my apartment in Brooklyn, and I still surf quite a bit. These days, it's harder to host surfers, but if we can finagle it, we will.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met so many awesome people through the CS community, and will hopefully continue to do so.

Interests

Modern dance, writing, hiking, historical fiction, trying different foods, mindless television, terrible 90's dance music, documentaries.

  • writing
  • documentaries
  • dancing
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • music
  • dance music
  • equestrian
  • hiking
  • freelancing
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I've recently been on a Pete Hamill kick as of late. I'm also a big fan of historical fiction. And noir. I love the back and forth choppy dialogue of Raymond Chandler.

I also read G.K. Chesterton and Jerome K. Jerome for the first time this year, and I'm hooked.

I'm completely addicted to 90's dance music - the worse, the better (think La Bouche and Black Box). I also love 90s alt, electric lounge - basically anything that could pass for club or lounge music in the 90's.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a day horseback riding through the Icelandic countryside. And then clubbing with some executive from Travelocity. It was a weird day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I work in marketing now (specially content marketing), but I started in the publishing industry in NYC and occasionally freelance for a few magazines and online publications. I can teach you how to edit a story, write a query letter for a magazine, and other things publishing related.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (French part), Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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