Hello! My name is Cecilia and I am currently studying to be a speech therapist at the University of Alabama. While this is my foremost passion, I adore film, music, literature, and cooking as well. I collect vinyl, DVD's, and coffee mugs. I come from a close family of five near Atlanta, Georgia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel more often and make new friends! This community seems warm and welcoming; I hope to someday host in return.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Alternative/electronic rock, folk (old and new!), Britpop, math rock (only the softer stuff), experimental, rap, and musicals
Movies: Paul Thomas Anderson, David O'Russell, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Hiyao Miyazaki, Francois Truffaut, Francis Ford Coppola, Cameron Crowe, Alfred Hitchcock, Nicolas Winding Refn, Wes Anderson, Akira Kurosawa, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino, Stanely Kubrick, the Coen brothers, ZAZ, Shane Carruth, Danny Boyle and Charlie Kaufman
Books: Neil Gaiman, Ken Follett, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ernest Hemingway, Gillian Flynn, Stephen King, David Mitchell, Chuck Pahlaniuk

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was awarded nearly half a million dollars in scholarship funds when applying to undergraduate universities.

Teach, Learn, Share

I took a class in basic American Sign language and learned the history of Deaf culture. I religiously research and absorb foreign films, postmodernist literature, and influential musicians. I am currently working on a liberal arts minor, and therefore have an intermediate knowledge of philosophy. I have also studied Latin for five years and hope to someday apply that to learning other languages. I have written a screenplay as well as many short stories, and previously wrote professionally for a crime blog receiving 10,000+ readers a month.
I want to learn everything I possibly can! I find the information I remember most is learned from friends, not Google.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a great shopping, cooking, drinking, talking, and movie-watching companion!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, Ireland, Italy, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States