Hi friends,

Born in Michigan, I spent many years of my childhood growing up on the doorstep of the Swiss Alps. Perhaps living abroad as a child is what planted the seed for my never ending thirst for adventure as an adult. I spent the rest of my upbringing in Michigan, attending Michigan State University, and now live in Chicago, IL working for Nielsen Market Research.

I'm a travel addict and feel most at home when I'm either in the mountains or staring out over a large body of water. I've had the amazing opportunity to explore many parts of the world and love to have conversations about people's favorite destinations and why. I particularly love Latin America mostly for the amazing people - both travelers and locals - I've met during my time there.

I hope to utilize Couchsurfing as a way to enable me to meet wonderfully curious and kind people and learn a little bit about the stories and insight they have to share.

I hope you will consider opening up your couch to me as a host. I promise you never ending stories and laughter in return.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to host due to my landlord being a stickler on guests. However, I will gladly open up my doors once I have the chance to.

I look for hosts to welcome me into their home for two reasons - 1) Meet someone new and local to learn about their background and some insightful things in the city we are in. And 2) take a break from the Hostel life. Don't get me wrong, I have really enjoyed (most of) my time in Hostels, but mixing it up with a friendly host on Couchsurfing sounds quite nice to me.

Lastly, I have many friends that have had nothing but great things to say about their time Couchsurfing. Trusting their judgment, I'd like to give it a try.

兴趣

Like I said above, I particularly love both hiking in the mountains, or staring out over or being on a large body of water. However, I'm open to just about anything new and adventurous.

• culture
• photography
• cooking
• coffee
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• business
• languages
• beaches

音乐、电影和书籍

Favorite Music - Acoustic
Favorite Movie - Lion King
Favorite Book - The Alchemist

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

My most recent adrenaline rush was shark cage diving with the Great Whites of South Africa in Jan, '17.

教，学，和分享

I am constantly trying to improve my Spanish. If you could help speak it with me, I would love that. And any other language for that matter.

I have quite a bit of experience working in American business - notably Marketing & Finance. If you're interested in learning more advertising, the stock market, building websites, marketing plans, you name it, I'd love to help.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Let's grab a coffee or beer and swap stories, laughter, and a few tips on how we can each grow as individuals on our respective journeys through life.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Switzerland, United States