CURRENT MISSION

to see as many countries as possible and make some awesome friends along the way!

ABOUT ME

My name is Laura and I love to travel! I have been to some very interesting places already, like Peru, Israel and Jordon. I spent a month backpacking through the UK with a friend of mine and I finally made it to my dream country of Scotland and I loved it! I also love languages. My favorites are Spanish and German. Sadly, I am fluent in neither :(
Winter is my favorite season and I only survive the hot summer months by reminding myself that the cold weather and snow will soon return and I will be able to go skiing and walking through the snow flakes!
I live in Boston and am currently working as a nurse in an assisted living facility for adults with Alzheimer's and dementia. I am happiest when I am helping others and making them smile, so expect lots of laughs when we hang out!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am completely new to this experience but it sounds like a really fun way to travel and meet new people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None at all so far, but I would love to change that.

If you do send me a request, please mention something that you read in my profile so that I know that you are actually interested in meeting me and not just using me for my couch! :) You'll also be more likely to get responses back in general if you personalize them!

Interests

I have many interests, but to name a few:
-reading
-listening to music
-camping and hiking
-skiing & snowboarding
-canoeing & kyaking
-medicine
-Scotland
-trying to learn how to juggle
-walking along the Charles River
-helping others
-baking (and usually failing at it...)

• cooking
• baking
• walking
• pub crawls
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• canoeing
• camping
• skiing
• snowboarding
• languages
• medicine
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Lion King, A Knight's Tale, anything involving Tim Burton, Cool Running, Anchorman, Labyrinth, The United States of Leland.

Music: U2, BNL, Mika, Vampire Weekend, Jason Mraz, Flogging Molly, Ra Ra Riot, Coldplay, Neon Trees

Books: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Harry Potter, The Hobbit & LOTR, A Farewell to Arms, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Calvin & Hobbes, When Rabbit Howls

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The highlight of my life was probably when I arm wrestled an extremely drunk Scottish man in a pub in Stirling, Scotland (and I totally won)!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can make a mean apple pie, which is pretty much the most American dessert you could ever have :)
I can also teach you kyaking or canoeing or if you're here for the winter months I could give you some pointers on skiing as well.

Learn: I am a terrible cook! If you could do one thing for me, it would be to teach me how to make your favorite dish!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Peru, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States