CURRENT MISSION

To not let schooling interfere with our education

ABOUT ME

Maura and Rosanna have been best friends since the first few days of college. Rosanna loved Maura's authentic and strong spirit, along with how much fun she was to go out with. Maura knew they would be fast friends at Rosanna's first offer of tea, and they have shared thousands of cups since. Maura loved Rosanna's ingenuity, sincerity, and intrinsic generosity, in addition to her sense of style

Two years out of college, we are now writing our next chapters. Maura in her 3rd year of medical school and excited to be able to care for & heal others. Rosanna is a successful iPad app developer & is starting a software company to help people use technology to improve their lives.

We travel together whenever we find the time!

PHILOSOPHY

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~Henry David Thoreau

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In Chicago, we love to host interesting people either for a couple of days or longer. There is so much to learn and share and so much great stuff to see in this city! Love hosting! We've made some wonderful friends.

Now on the road: We are seeking the adventure of a lifetime! With just our backpacks and an abundance of energy, we plan to explore as much of the West coast as possible. We want to get a real taste of different communities and to get to know some truly awesome people along the way!

Interests

Maura the Med Student: DANCE (Irish dance, going out dancing, learning new forms of dance, watching dance performances), laughing so hard I can feel a six-pack forming, NFL, college football, college basketball, going to MLB games & eating ballpark food,hiking, camping, fishing- basically playing outside,sunscreen, foozeball tournaments,summer beers,trying new food, eating my fave foods, tea, playing my music really loud so I can sing to it without anyone hearing my voice,reading lending my skills wherever and however I can

Rosanna the Entrepreneur: Dance, music, nature, personal development, authentic connections, spiritual growth, perfumes, gadgets, technology, living in the now, learning esoteric skills, design, poetry, learning about people, sages, culture, cocktails, flowers, micro-finance, shoes, family, singing, immersive travel, pods (cute little things that do really cool and powerful stuff- like nespresso), space, my close circle of total rockstar friends, Battlestar Galactica, adrenaline rushes, new challenges, exotic teas...

• culture
• writing
• poetry
• singing
• design
• perfumes
• dancing
• education
• dining
• beer
• cocktails
• flowers
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• basketball
• soccer
• teaching
• entrepreneurship
• software

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So many to list! Will return to this later.... or ask us in person ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Nicaragua, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, France, Madagascar, United Kingdom, United States