ABOUT ME

I am an American living in Europe and working on settling here for several years. I am finishing up my B.A. degree in Middle Eastern Studies and French language, so culture and language are a big part of my existance. In a year or two, I would like to begin pursuing my Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. I have a fair amount of positive energy surrounding me and it's very rare that I find someone I can't get along with. In my little over 20 years of life, I've learned that the most important thing in this world is people and that life is extremely fragile. I try to give respect to all, as we are each on a separate path in life, but can enrich each other with joy, peace, and love.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is too beautiful to not have faith in something bigger than ourselves: I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently by traveling and exploring other countries and cultures, all the while sharing my culture in return.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far.

Interests

Books; Traveling; Nature; French; Hiking; Painting; Writing; Arabic; Reading; Tennis; Photography; Foreign Films; Yoga; Blues music; Native Cultures; Art

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• photography
• yoga
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• blues
• hiking
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Forrest Gump, Sylvia, A Beautiful Mind, Dumb and Dumber

Music: Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane

Books: The Awakening, Living on the Dead, Wuthering Heights

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived and loved.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am enthusiastic to teach anyone English who's willing to learn. I am also a great book fan, so chatting about literature and novels is 'right up my alley' as we say in New York!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, France, Morocco

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States