CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world, meet new people, see beautiful places, try new foods, to experience life.

ABOUT ME

I am an outgoing and adventurous girl originally hailing from the Black Hills of South Dakota but have spent the last 8 years living and working in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. I have been in the service industry for over 10 years and have recently graduated from college, thus I am looking forward to starting the next phase of my life with new and exciting adventures. I am a very active and independent individual who enjoys traveling and the freedom of the outdoors, but I also love spending time cooking, eating, drinking and indulging in intuitive and meaningful conversations with worldly people.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe those who die rich in experiences, good and bad, are truly the wealthiest of all.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I will be utilizing the surfing side initially but once I settle back down somewhere I hope to explore the hosting side.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Thus far, the experiences have been amazing; I feel as though each one tops the last, but it's only that I am continually touched by the unique kindness of each individual host.

Interests

I like to do yoga, take walks, ride bike, ride horse, and swim, even though I am not very good at it. I also enjoy reading books of all kinds, specifically the subjects of history, philosophy, and food. I love food. I love to talk about it, read about it, cook it, serve it, share it, and most of all, eat it.

• books
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• swimming
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Shows: Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Parks & Rec, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Shameless, Archer, Planet Earth, and anything narrated by David Attenborough or Neil deGrasse Tyson
Movies: anything by Wes Anderson, Princess Bride, Blade Runner, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Book & Film)
Music: pretty much anything
Books: anything by Michael Pollan, Charles Bukowski, Paulo Coelho, biographies, memoirs, history, art

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping on a night without a cloud in the sky, on the side of a mountain in northern Minnesota, overlooking Lake Superior and Canada, while watching the full harvest moon rise out of the lake, like a luminous orb over glass. Breathtaking.

I also had a puma walk right outside my tent in the middle of the night in the highlands of Ecuador, which was pretty cool too.

Teach, Learn, Share

That is a big question, answer in progress...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to share travel tips on places we have been, life stories, a new dish, film, book, or artist. Anything I can share, I will.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States