CURRENT MISSION

Being with my love

ABOUT ME

Hey! I'm in Kigali, Rwanda now, doing a business development internship. I'm interested in all different approaches to solving social issues and this private enterprise thing looks worth exploring.

In general I am pretty quiet and relaxed but I do take seeing the world seriously so I won't pass up the chance to do something new and exciting, or to meet different people. As a guest, I'm easy-going, and I enjoy getting to hang out with my hosts, but am independent and can get around on my own too.

Other than travel, I really enjoy reading, painting, and social dance.

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness is in the present.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far, I've surfed and attended monthly meetings, but when I get a place of my own, I'm looking forward to hosting!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was completely won over, the moment I started CouchSurfing in Lyon December of 2010. It feels like I have friends wherever in the world I want to go, and even though I haven't met them yet I know they are wonderful and interesting people!

Interests

Meeting new people, making and seeing art, reading books, writing, dancing, hiking, cooking, eating, learning

• arts
• writing
• books
• dancing
• waltz
• polka
• cooking
• marathon
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje
Haroun and the Sea of Stories, by Salman Rushdie
Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë

Movies:
Anastasia, Pride and Prejudice, Rent, Beauty and the Beast

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran through three countries (okay, two countries and a principality) for the Monaco Half Marathon: from Italy, through France, to Monaco. And I'm totally not a runner!

Teach, Learn, Share

English and Chinese language, drawing, various handicrafts (needlepoint, knitting, etc), Chinese dishes, social dance (waltz, swing, polka, salsa)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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