I'm a 30 year old lawyer living in DC with my cat family. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories.

I live in a laidback neighborhood in DC called Edgewood, and have a second bedroom (with bed now!) and a couch downstairs. If you sleep on the couch you have to share the space with the cats though :-)

A couple notes on requesting to surf with me:

1) If you ask me to host, please do so via a couch-request and not a message - I get a lot of requests, and the CS website makes it easy to organize those - messages often fall off my radar.

2) If you ask me to host a month or more in advance it may take me a while to respond, and I will almost always say maybe since I usually don't know what I'm doing two weeks out or more. Since I often get messages when I'm out and about, I may not respond immediately to these requests. If I forget to respond and you need an answer, feel free to send me a follow-up e-mail.

3) I appreciate all the kind messages I get from people, but oftentimes I'm busy and if I know I can't host based on the dates I'll send a very curt response back - doesn't mean I didn't read/appreciate what you sent, just that I get a lot of requests and want to get back to you quickly so that you can plan better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I was in high school, I traveled to Japan and stayed with a host family who showed me a totally unexpected and touching generosity. And when I went to Mongolia, I had a similar experience when I stopped by a ger when I was tired and hungry to ask for directions - they fed me and pointed me on my way, and refused to take my money. Both experiences meant a lot to me and I want to provide the same for people who are visiting my town.

Interests

The law, pop culture, beer, economics, and many other things.

• cats
• culture
• dining
• beer
• drinking
• economics
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Toro y Moi, Tame Impala
Movies - Her, Groundhog Day
TV - Archer, Justified, Breaking Bad
Books - Michael Connelly books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled to Mongolia for two and a half weeks alone, and experiencing non-web-based couchsurfing in nomad gers.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - American law, where to go in DC

Learn - how things function in other parts of the world, places to visit (my Mongolia trip was inspired by around-the-world couchsurfers who stayed with me), your regional food and drink

Share - cat love

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer you a room, a beer at my favorite neighborhood bar. Happy to also give you any perspective on law, US stuff, or anything else I have some ideas on.

I live with three cats, Mags, Raylan, and Prince. Mags is mostly harmless. Raylan and Prince will become social once they warm up to you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Spain, United States

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