CURRENT MISSION

bouncin around south america

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people from all over + seeing how unique every diff. place is..living in different cities for a while + really making friends + being a part of their different cultures. I'm American + I know a lot of people outside of America have very mixed opinions about America + Americans + after being away for so long I can def. understand + agree with a lot of those opinions, but I think traveling is SO much more important than the huge majority of my country sadly seems to think + my eyes have been opened after being away for a few years..I graduated from Michigan State, did commercial real estate for 3 years, decided I needed a break + moved to Breckenridge, Colorado for a ski season, fell in love with the town, mountain, + people + ended up stayin for 3 years. I was ready for another change + had made some friends there that convinced me to move to New Zealand for a ski season. I instantly fell in love with the country + was meetin new people from all over all the time. Made some more friends there + we moved to Melbourne, Australia together then India, Nepal, Morocco, + 13 months all over Europe. I had been working in random places along the way + been gone from the states for 2 1/2 years + my sister had a baby so I came home for a big visit + worked in Washington, DC for 3 months to save up some money to hit the road again. I met some friends in Peru almost 2 months ago and traveled through Ecuador to Colombia where we're at now...I'm hopin to travel South America for at least another 4 months, plannin to do some woofing + other bar or hostel work for food/accomodation along the way..then meetin up w/ friends to work in either portugal or bristol for the summer..still figurin it out..

PHILOSOPHY

to share is life

Interests

I love traveling + keeping my mind as open as possible to any new experiences..I love how after a few years of traveling it hasn't gotten old at all + still every few weeks i continue to be blown away by how much this giant planet has to offer..I really enjoy getting to know people + am determined to learn spanish before leaving south america but still have a long ways to go...i love goin to festivals + shows..camping, wandering around new cities, hiking/trekking, beaches, jungle, skiing, surfing, hammocks, pretty much anything outdoors but loungin around is always nice too..

• festivals
• dining
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

india's my favorite so far..

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Colombia, Ecuador, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States