Hi! I'm Jade

Painter, multipassionate person. I grew up in the Southern US, lived in Tanzania and San Francisco, and am now living in NYC. I’m constantly getting myself into adventures and misadventures, so I have lots of stories to share!

I'll be traveling indefinitely starting March 13th, exploring different cities to find where I might want to live next - Starting with London, then onto Amsterdam and Paris. I also would love to stop in Barcelona to see the whimsical Gaudi architecture and a flamenco performance.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet unique, inspiring people! Exploring a city solo is fun, but the experience is so much richer when you connect with people

Interests

I like going to places that have a distinctive personality and feel hyper-specific to the city/neighborhood/block I’m in. There are plenty of beautiful cafes, but your favorite one has something else about it, right? It feels specific, personal, special, but it isn’t easy to describe why. That’s exactly the sort of place I love to find!

I also love architectural oddities, museums, unusual cocktails, live jazz, samba, bossa, funky clubs with a DJ playing songs I’ve never heard before, walking around the city and parks…

If you have a special interest you'd like to share, please do! I'm truly curious about everything, and excited to try new things.

• architecture
• tango
• wine tasting
• live music
• jazz
• dance
• sci-fi
• vegan food
• fine arts
• museums and exhibitions
• cooking and baking
• mushroom foraging

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz (Lester Young, Hiatus Kaiyote), classical cello (Bach + Yo-Yo Ma), Florida by Marwan Moussa, Levin Liam, Zaho de Sagazan, Jinx and Ice Melt by Crumb

Annihilation, Ex Machina, Hanna, The Fall, Amelie, Lola Rennt, Miyazaki, Solaris (the one with George Clooney), Tarantino, Kubrick, Fantastic Planet, Rocco and His Brothers, The Good The Bad and the Ugly, Buster Keaton, Maciste in Hell, A Trip to the Moon

David Chang, Jeff VanderMeer, Cloud Atlas, Solaris, The Sea is Not Made of Water, Arthur C. Clarke, Sylvia Plath, Kurt Vonnegut, Orson Scott Card, Proust

Teach, Learn, Share

I’d love to learn how to tango

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, stories, cooking/baking together, repairing/mending things, flower arranging

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, France, Italy, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Tanzania, United States