Hi! I'm a young professional from Indiana with a love for traveling!

I grew up several places in the midwest (IL, MI, IN), but now live and work in a small town in northern Indiana. Its not where I pictured myself living, but its a good life, and close enough to airports and cities to indulge my travel bug every so often.

I studied marketing and accounting and earned bachelor of science degrees in those fields from Grace College in Winona Lake, IN. I also used almost all my electives on journalism classes because writing has been my passion forever.

I work at Zimmer Biomet, one of the top five orthopedic companies globally, as an accountant and I have contracts to write freelance for TopResume and ZipJob, companies that provide clients with custom professional resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles. I also recently started a business, Spero Personal Marketing, with a good friend. Spero is also a resume writing company, and the goal is to eventually be able to do that full time.

I am in a committed relationship with my significant other, James, and I enjoy spending lazy evenings with him on the deck looking at the stars and keeping warm by a fire. In my free time, I enjoy reading, writing, spending time with friends, hiking, biking, camping, taking dance lessons, and riding and caring for horses.

Favorite trips so far:
-Scotland, 2014
-Boston, 2016 & 2017
-Northport, MI, 2018
-Niagara Falls, ON, 2018
-Quebec City, QC, 2017 & 2018
-NYC, 2019
-And anything that involves Lake Michigan or Northern Michigan!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A friend told me she had a great experience couch surfing, and since I'm trying to balance paying my bills, reducing student debt, and indulging the travel bug, I thought it sounded like a good option for future trips.

Interests

• horses
• writing
• blogging
• hiking
• camping
• budget travel
• russian language
• adventure
• adventures
• stargazing
• science fiction
• biking
• bike riding
• star trek
• living abroad
• new cultures
• new experiences
• new friends
• new places
• roadtrips
• scifi
• scotland
• hiking in nature
• new food
• freelance
• travel planning
• financial independence
• living life to the fullest
• financial freedom

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: I'm a country music girl, first and always, but I like some pop, acoustic/instrumental, bluegrass, foreign language, oldies, and classical too. A few details on what I like... Country: Paul Brandt, Hunter Hayes, Thomas Rhett, Josh Owen, Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris | Pop: Khalid, Panic at the Disco!, Kesha, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, The Chainsmokers | Instrumental: Lindsey Stirling, David Garret | Bluegrass: my cousins' band haha and the genre in general | Foreign Language: Really like the sound of French pop | Oldies: Drift Away by Dobie Gray, (What A) Wonderful World by Sam Cooke, Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver (and pretty much all his music!), Earth Angel by The Penguins, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, and I could go on....... | Classical: The Bach Cello Suites, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, could go on here too...

Favorite Movies: Well, I don't love chick flicks. I prefer adventure, scifi, historical dramas, etc. A few favorites:
-The Aviator, 2004
-National Velvet, 1944
-Anything Star Trek
-Chain Reaction, 1996
-La La Land, 2016
-Hotel Trannsylvania, 2012
-Suicide Squad, 2016
-The Matrix, 1999
-Inception, 2010
-You Can't Take It With You, 1938
-The Sound of Music, 1965
-V for Vendetta, 2006
-Dead Poets Society, 1989
-The Tale of Despereaux,
-Singing In the Rain, 1952
-White Christmas, 1954
-National Treasure, 2004
-The Man from Snowy River, 1982
-The Giver, 2014
-X Men, Star Wars, Hunger Games, Harry Potter series

TV Honorable Mentions: Star Trek: The Next Generation; Game of Thrones; Doctor Who; The 100

Favorite Books: Wow, well I collect books. My favorite authors are Harold MacGrath (one time best selling American author from 1890 - 1932), G. K. Chesterton (he wrote the Father Brown mysteries, along with some fanciful and philosophical fiction and nonfiction), and Alistair MacLean (a suspense and mystery writer in the 50 - 70s). I read very little new fiction, and prefer fiction books from 1950 or before. I do read recent non fiction though. A few favorite books:
-The Virginian
-The Phantom of the Opera
-A Tale of Two Cities
-Everything by MacGrath
-Narnia series
-The Count of Monte Christo
-Anne of Green Gables series
-Zane Gray westerns
-The Little Prince & The Secret Garden
-Persuasion
-The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
-The Giver
-Mara Daughter of the Nile
-The Bronze Bow
-The Witch of Blackbird Pond

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One summer during college, I was working a job that drained the life out of me, but not making enough to take off on long fancy trips. To counteract my growing frustration, I took off almost every weekend for Michigan.

You know how the lower part of the state of MI is in the shape of a mitten, surrounded by the Great Lakes? Well, MI has the most lighthouses of any state in the US. That summer I camped and road tripped (sometimes alone, sometimes with friends) my way around the mitten, visiting almost every lighthouse on the mitten. I gained a ton of confidence, and fell in LOVE with northern MI (and put thousands of miles on my car...).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach writing, including how to write a good resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile. I have also tutored accounting and really enjoyed it. I also am Intermediate in Russian and can teach that.

I really want to learn French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. My goal isn't to be perfect in the language, but to be easily at a conversational level. I believe knowing other languages allows you to engage with the world with more depth and opens the door to the lives of people you would never be able to interact with otherwise. I also want to learn SEO optimization and SEO content creation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share stories, cooking and recipes, and a love of music, books, and travel, along with help with resumes and Russian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States