CURRENT MISSION

Mostly, I want to travel as much as I can and meet as many fun, creative, life-loving, adventurous and interesting people as possible along the way!

ABOUT ME

Hello! I'm Whitney. I just graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA in May and now I am living in Spain, working for an NGO that works with immigrants and refugees and traveling throughout Europe.

PHILOSOPHY

"I don't want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed... or buy anything sold or processed... or process anything sold, bought or processed... or repair anything sold, bought or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that. I'm looking for a dare-to-be-great situation."
-Lloyd Dobler, "Say Anything"

“Loves music. Loves dance. Loves the moon. Loves the spirit. Loves love and food and roundness. Loves struggle. Loves the folk. Loves herself. Regardless.”
– Alice Walker, “Womanist”

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." ~Mark Twain

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well, I hope to participate by meeting others, hosting them, showing them around wherever I am in the world, grabbing a drink with them, whatever...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Oh man, so many! Mostly on road trips across the country with my friend Annie Grace. We have driven completely up the West coast and from LA to Chicago. We always try to find friends or relatives to stay with because we strongly believe its way better. All of my couch-surfing experiences have been great, and I hope to have many more!

Intereses

travel. religion. sunsets. surprises. friendships. family. softball. lakes. Green Lake, WI. west coastlines. sushi. Mexican food. Spain. Salsa dancing. Singing. Water skiing. rivers. liberation theology. feminism. socialism. social justice. cooking. reading. movie watching. rainy days. sunny days. autumn. summer. seasons in general. hidden beaches. hiking. camping. road trips. hostels. hugs. kisses. smiles. sunburns. thunderstorms. presents for no reason. laughing until i cry. making new friends. Golden Girls. Sex and the City. Quotes. Late night conversations. Intellectual debates. Heart to hearts. history/herstory. love. old friends. visitors. food. tears of joy. Christmas, and Christmas music. learning from my mistakes. the earth. Latin America. Spanish. making up. kindness. Being sassy. Daydreams. Picnics. Cuddling. getting dressed up. adventures. spontaneity. keeping in touch. pumpkin bread with chocolate. pictures and embarrassing videos. sharing. telling stories. listening. being there for one another. Loving. Dreaming.

• singing
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• mexican food
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• softball
• divinity
• history
• religion
• road trips
• beaches
• lakes
• rivers

Música, películas y libros

I love all types of music: country, world, hip-hop, house, R&B, Salsa, Meringue, Samba, pop, rock, southern rock, gospel, Flamenco, Blues...Some of my current favorites are Amy Winehouse, Citizen Cope, Mika, Lily Allen, Manu Chao etc. I also LOVE watching movies and reading. Other than romantic comedies and really violent stuff, I'll watch pretty much anything. My favorite books usually have to do with religion, but sometimes I also like a good John Grisham novel or even a little Harry Potter. My Current favorite book though, is "Life of Pi".

Países que he visitado

Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Países en los que he vivido

Ecuador, Spain, United States