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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
@rachel11563423
Member since 2009
CURRENT MISSION Live, Love, Learn ABOUT ME I promise I am not an exciting person. I have tried to love an exciting life, but I have failed miserably with each attempt. I don´t particularly love crowds or loud music unless it´s really good music. I prefer long walks to drunken nights and would generally choose playing cards over a night of dancing. (Though I do occasionally love to dance.) I like quiet cafes and coffee dates. I am a creature of habit and will almost always order the same thing when returning to a restaurant. While I would love the exhiliration of bungee jumping, I am petrified of heights along with falling in love which I have done and now wrestle with a whole new assortment of phobias. I love meeting strangers, but am most at home with close friends and family. I´m not afraid to try new things or experience new cultures which I feel makes me merely open-minded and perhaps, sometimes, slightly adventurous. I´m really a small town girl, though I like what the big city has to offer. It has taken me years to realize that this is who I am and I will not succeed at changing it. Still though, occasionally I feel like I should want to get ´crunk´ every weekend (and occasionally it happens) and I even feel embarrassed that I´m not into it. But like I said - I´m not an exciting person. I am just me. And after 26 years, I´m totally okay with that (most of the time). That being said, Jenga and Sangria anyone? PHILOSOPHY Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous, but they won't be avoided. -Mae West I never regret it when I do it. I always regret it when I don't.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I have surfed all over the world, but now prefer the group gatherings from a hostel setting. I've also hosted individuals from all over the world. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I have met so many remarkable people through CouchSurfing. From lunches to drinks to menus in foreign languages. And I keep learning something new about other people, myself, the planet...all along the way.
Music, Movies, and Books
I will read pretty much anything and I'm not one to not finish a book. Though it has happened - ie Catch22. I just couldn't get into it. Sorry for those who love it. Some things I couldn't put down? Watership Down by Richard Adams Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert David Sedaris - Any of his books The Harry Potter Series I love music. But I generally forget that there is constantly new music existing and tend to listen to the same things all the time. And most of those things are a good couple of years old. I enjoy Alternative, Folksy music usually. And tend to love live music almost regardless of the genre. Unless you want me to bury my face in a pillow for an entire movie, please don't rent a horror film. I just can't watch the blood. But anything else, I'm game.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Climbing the Great Wall in China was pretty surreal. And I am always amazed when I see little old couples walking along hand in hand. Love impresses me.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can brainstrom writing ideas with you and am always willing to share a word of advice or comfort. Whether related to writing or life. They are often one in the same. I can make up some killer harmonies to your lead vocals and, if I do say so myself, I make a mean lactose-free cup of hot cocoa.
My Interests
I really enjoy theatre. I love to perform and I love to go to see plays, musicals, operas. Pretty much anything staged! I read constantly. So please suggest a book! I also keep a journal and enjoy writing poetry and short stories. I have high hopes of writing a travel memoir some day.