CURRENT MISSION

To drift. To befriend and beguile. To divulge, discern and discover.

ABOUT ME

Chicago-bred, tattooed, curious adventurist with a propensity for adrenaline.

Once upon a time, I worked briefly as a journalist at the CNN World Headquarters and prolifically as a cocktail waitress extraordinaire. I've also been a Peace Corps Volunteer, barista, bartender, post-grad nomad and a wedding singer. I've lived the shit out of the past 24 years.

PHILOSOPHY

The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

"Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't." -Bill Nye

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am currently in a great position to host, however, weekdays are tricky. I'm almost always available to host weekends and am totally down to entertain! If you're looking for dates during the week, I'll do what I can to accommodate, but I'm likely only good for coffee.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have spent many nights on a random couch/futon. I've found that I prefer it to the floors of a train station or a luggage rack.

Interests

Writing / Photography / Jam Sessions / Eating with My Hands / Creating / Charcoal Pencils / Outdoorsing / Adventuring / Belly Dancing / Reading

• writing
• books
• photography
• dancing
• belly dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• cocktails
• coffee
• meditation
• reading
• dumpster diving
• knitting
• guitar
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• journalism
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Blues / Punk Rock / Jazz / Indie Shit

B-horror / Comedy / Documentaries / Tarantino

Hemingway / D.H. Lawrence / Biographies / Pablo Neruda / Travel Guides

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's exchange books, language, recipes and perspectives. I can edit your manuscript or make a killer omelette. Show me around your kitchen or where you keep the cleaning supplies, and I'll do the rest.
Happy to teach: English, Dumpster Diving, Russian Slang, Cooking
Hoping to learn: Sustainable Living, Meditation, Guitar, Knitting, Canyoneering, Climbing
Willing to share: All that I have

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United States