I was born in Germany, and grew up in Alabama. I have lived in New York, Georgia, Florida, and for the last 10 years in Utah. I have been blessed to be able to travel to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, Ireland, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
I love the mountains and the natural beauty of Utah. I get free ski passes through work, and would love a skiing buddy any time I can squeeze it in.
I have been a nurse for 10 years helping teens who are struggling to discover their worth and create an amazing future.
I adopted a sibling group of 5 children in 2011, so I am also a busy mom.
I love yoga, running, outdoors, music, people and opportunities to serve and make a difference in the community. I love travel and discovering new things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In addition to pursuing adventures in new places, adding the experience of meeting new people makes it that much more rich and valuable.
I have lots of room in my home, and would love the opportunity to host people here in Utah.
And, I love traveling, and can do it much more often if it's on the cheap. :)

I ride horses. I can whelp puppies. I finished my basement & built an awesome gas firepit.

I put my resume online if you want to know more about me:
Https://nicolemelling.wixsite.com/heritageresume

I also have a site about our puppies that's just super adorable:
Https://nicolemelling.wixsite.com/puppies
(I do not travel with my dog.)

Interests

So many...

• horses
• yoga
• hiking
• nursing
• psychology
• beaches
• nature
• religions
• medical
• disney
• home repairs
• community service
• landmark education
• labradoodles
• latter-day saints

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Helen Keller's autobiography. Incredibly inspiring. I love reading spiritual texts: The Bible, The Book of Mormon, and others. I like reading "growth" literature, like Good to Great, The 7 Habits, Strengths Based Leadership.
Like Movies & Music, especially when they are intelligent, meaningful, or authentically funny (not just stupid-funny).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Adopted 5 children.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Medical knowledge, good company, open listening, inspiration. I can teach you how to do some basic home repairs: drywall, puting in an electrical fixture. I know about breeding puppies. I live to talk psychology, philosophy, poetry, politics or anything interesting.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany