CURRENT MISSION

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

ABOUT ME

I try to be an open minded and enthusiastic traveler. I really love being outdoors, hiking, swimming, biking, sitting--you name it. I am always up for an unexpected adventure, those are the best kind in my opinion.

PHILOSOPHY

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." -Oscar Wilde

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just learning how to be an open traveler, sharing my background, hearing about others.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Montpellier, stayed 4 nights, really positive first experience. Also met up with a fellow American on her way through Trier. This summer with a college buddy, I traveled through Italy, and we stayed with a few fellow couchsurfers--great experience.

兴趣

Ultimate Frisbee, Yoga, Mountain biking, Hiking, Photography, Rock Climbing, Scuba Diving, Acapella, Zumba and while this sounds super active, I love a good movie or just sitting and reading.

• books
• photography
• yoga
• zumba
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming

音乐、电影和书籍

Books: Brönte Sisters, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskille, Wilde, Stevenson, Sir Arthor Conan Doyle, Dickens, Barrie, Tolkien, Bill Bryson, Terry Pratchett, Tina Fey, Neil Gaiman,

Movies, Shows: Amelie, Catch Me if You Can, 30 Rock, Bright Star, Food Inc., Black Books, Arrested Development, Downton Abbey, Garden State, Futurama

Music: Beirut, Two Door Cinema Club, Devotchka, The Decemberists, The Cat Empire, Phoenix, The Kooks, Grizzly Bear, Dr. Dog, Architecture in Helsinki, Iron and Wine, Fleet Foxes, Bedouine Soundclash, Cake, The Cranberries, Dispatch, Florence and the Machine, The XX, Gogol Bordello, Imagine Dragons, Radical Face, Matt and Kim, The Mountain Goats, Modest Mouse, Of Monsters and Men, Rubblebucket, Alt J,

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I spent a month in the Vermont woods on the Appalachian Trail, doing maintenance work with a small group of students. Learned how to Scuba dive in Lake Champlain of Vermont, in November. Spent an awesome three weeks traveling through Italy, Germany and England with an amazing friend.

教，学，和分享

Tolerance.

我游览过的国家

Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Lesotho, Luxembourg, South Africa, Swaziland, Sweden, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

Germany, South Africa, United States