I was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1986. I have one little sister. My dad was a salesman and my mom worked in my school to be near us kids. I loved to read books, and still do. After college, I joined the Peace Corps, and taught English to schoolchildren in Mongolia for two years. Then I lived four years in China, learning Chinese, teaching English, doing improv, studying yoga, and learning the regional dialect. Later, I worked on a farm in Michigan for five years, weeding and picking vegetables. I recently moved to Chicago, hoping to work as an interpreter in multiple languages. I do some of it, and would like to do more.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I like to share, I like to save money, and I like meeting new people.

音乐、电影和书籍

Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Chieftains, Riverdance, Kino, Sergey Babkin, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Spent a day observing classes at a Chinese school for the deaf.

教，学，和分享

I can teach you unusual, very effective ways to learn accents and memorize words in any language you want to learn.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I enjoy cooking for my hosts. I like to tell stories. I've told some stories at the Moth.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, Spain

我居住过的国家

China, Jordan, Mongolia, Russian Federation, United States