CURRENT MISSION

write a book, get a scholarship for graduate school, swim in the ocean, make friends, laugh

ABOUT ME

I returned to the U.S. after studying abroad in New Zealand. I try to be a mindful creator of positive surroundings, staying close to the ocean and sharing fun times with old and new friends.

I love last-minute road trips, connecting with new people, and learning from others' experiences that inspire me to seek out new directions that I might not have otherwise considered or encountered.

PHILOSOPHY

Dream more while you are awake

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted one couchsurfer after a friend told me about couchsurfing and had such a fun experience cooking and sharing my town with a new friend.

Interests

I love nature, being outside is where I feel most comfortable, especially places near water...rivers, lakes, oceans, islands, lagoons, hot springs, even a swimming pool and a nice, cold cocktail will suit me just fine. Birds are cool. I love to snorkel and recently caught my first wave on a surfboard...addicted to it all. I do a lot of camping (although not now that I am living in Florida because it is too hot to be in a tent). I enjoy snowboarding, music concerts, sports, happy hour and local dives...and I can walk all over town forever and ever before I get tired.

I love to cook and rarely miss a sunset.

• birds
• books
• concerts
• cooking
• cocktails
• drinking
• happy hour
• billiards
• survival
• music
• fishing
• camping
• snorkeling
• snowboarding
• sports
• swimming
• road trips
• beaches
• lakes
• rivers
• last minute travel

Music, Movies, and Books

I found a Jimmy Buffet book in a house I moved to, which was surprisingly great (reminded me I am an island girl at heart)...glad to be finished reading required text books from uni as I have been trying to read Cloud Atlas since May. I have no limitations on what kind of books I will pick up although it takes me forever to finish because I have a wandering mind and like moving more than sitting.

Music - everything, literally...especially original music you don't hear on the radio or new tunes that friends turn me on to.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked with political leaders, teachers, and villagers in Tanzania, Africa to implement a water project that now delivers clean drinking water to a local school and thousands of people. I also lived in a hidden treasure - a remote, quaint, family-oriented fishing village called Treasure Beach in the south coast of Jamaica where I started a high school and college internship and painted a mural (see http://www.seavibefoundation.wordpress.com or http://www.facebook.com/seavibe)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people who are scared of the water how to float :)

I have been living on my own since I was 15 years old and can share a lot about survival.

I enjoy learning about others' lives, careers, cultures...and when I meet someone adventurous, it inspires me to keep moving and try new things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Jamaica, New Zealand, United States