CURRENT MISSION

Teach and travel abroad and see what happens.

ABOUT ME

Six months ago I decided to Chiang Mai life, so now I teach Engrish in this wonderful city. Paradise must constantly be rebuilt, and this is its current incarnation for me. I used to know everything, and then I started traveling, and now I can honestly say that every day feels like going to grade school, because it is, that's where I teach- I haven't felt this young in years! I love my job and I love my life. I don't know what I'm doing and I don't know where I'm going, but that's all the fun! It's all an experiment!Okay, so a litte about me:I grew up in Olympia, Washington, and went to college at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where I studied plant biology. After doing research at the U of A for a year, I decided it was time to change everything so I moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand and started teaching English. What a great decision it was! I look forward to living and traveling abroad for years to come.

PHILOSOPHY

"Sometimes I step outside at night and look at all the stars and think about just how small and insignificant they are- and I'm BIG!""...I feel pure gratitude for every little moment in my stupid little life.""The more I see the less I know."and this one is my own- paradise doesn't stay in the same place for long. (though it's quite possible that someone said this before and I heard it subconsciously but then later it came out and I thought it was my own)

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting- I lack a couch, but I can meet people for coffee or a drink and show them what's going on in Chiang Mai. Surfing- I will be travelling in Indonesia during March and April 2012 and hope to meet other couchsurfers along the way.Activities- I'm up for whatever!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I know people who have tried it and it's all the rave, so I'm giving it a go!

兴趣

staying fit - jogging, spin class, yoga, basketball, dancing, whatever gets the heart pumping :)learning new stuff - languages (Thai and Indonesian Bahasa right now), instruments (guitar and ukulele for now), games like chess and go, studying maps and researching places I want to travel, and exploring the newness that is the world around me as I find myself living in Chiang Mai. being artsy - taking pictures, writing, thinkinggetting involved - taking every opportunity to meet new people and better understand the world I live in (like this! ride the wave!)

• writing
• dancing
• coffee
• yoga
• drinking
• chess
• traveling
• socializing
• guitar
• snorkeling
• basketball
• biology
• cartography
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

Music... Everything except country western music and rap, well, most rap. I really like jazz, oooh, bassa nova, now that stuff is nice. Like Stan Getz and Jobim! I just try to keep my ears open. Movies... I like those movies that leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling inside when you're done watching them. The ones that give you a fresh perspective on things and make you go "wow, I just want to live the most beautiful life possible." I can't think of any right now... Books.. I'm still learning to read, to be honest. I love pop-up books and Where's Waldo though!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

The aurora borealis and being surrounded by sea snakes while snorkeling in the Gilis. Oh just one?

教，学，和分享

Sure, teach, learn, share, whatever, I'm game! What am I supposed to write here?

我游览过的国家

Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Singapore, Thailand, United States

我居住过的国家

Thailand, United States