CURRENT MISSION

To experience and enjoy the world

ABOUT ME

I'm quiet but not unfriendly. I'm very independent and don't need a tour guide, but I'm happy to see anything you want to show me about your part of the world.

I love to meet new people and see new places. I spent last fall and winter in the United Kingdom. Right now, I'm learning Japanese in order to live and work in Japan.

PHILOSOPHY

To understand and experience the beautiful intricacies of this earth and its people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to use this network to travel and experience other cultures

On my end, there is not much to see in Washougal but it's close to Portland, Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge, both very beautiful and unique. I share my living space and don't have room in my apartment to host anyone right now, but I'm happy to show visitors around if I'm not working.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet! I'm very new. Hoping to visit Paris this spring to see some friends and some sites.

Interests

Movies, music, nature, hiking, kayaking, dancing, reading, writing, photography, botany, history, traveling, languages, gardening, and art.

• arts
• writing
• photography
• dancing
• pub crawls
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• history
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

W.S. Merwin, Mary Oliver, Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, Warchild, Barbara Kingsolver, Fight Club, Rumi, A Sand County Almanac, How I Live Now, Jane Eyre, Swordspoint, Winnie the Pooh, Ender's Game series, Whatever Happened to Lani Garver?, Watership Down, Dealing With Dragons, My Side of the Mountain, Good Omens, American Gods, Weetzie Bat, His Dark Materials, David Sedaris, Neil Gaiman, Terry Prachett

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I flew to London on my own, knowing no one there and got a job at a pub working with young people from all over the world. It was challenging, fun, and enlightening. In that time, I traveled all over the UK, mostly by myself.

Teach, Learn, Share

English Language Learning (Grammar, Vocabulary Speaking, Reading)

Vegetable Gardening

Countries I’ve Visited

United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States