CURRENT MISSION

Relax, reflect, and rejuvenate for the upcoming school year

ABOUT ME

I spend too much time at school (where I teach, hardly any time at all at grad school), and have an extremely bad work-personal life balance. I'm extremely independent and don't like to depend on other people. I love to travel, and often travel on my own, though it can be nice to have a friend along for the ride as well. I hate buses but love trains.

PHILOSOPHY

The past is only helpful in what you can learn from it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Currently, none

Interests

An amazing book

Playing the piano, especially when nobody is around or I'm with people I'm super comfortable with.

Riding my bike, although I like to have a destination

Teaching and thinking about how to better engage my students

• books
• traveling
• piano
• cycling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The sheer size of Tokyo, and the generosity of my friends while there.

Working with a group called Universo in Bologna which helped foreigners (particularly those from Africa and the Middle East) get settled in Italy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States