CURRENT MISSION

To seek alternatives to the American Dream.

ABOUT ME

I am a lecturer in English at the University of Strasbourg. I am a poet. I run. I am learning French and love it.

Lecteur d'Anglais à l'Université de Strasbourg. Poète. Coureur. En train d'apprendre Francais et j'adore.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like meeting new people and having good conversations, especially over a coffee or a pot of tea.

J'aime bien de rencontrer des gens et aussi d'avoir des discussions, en particulier avec un café ou un thé.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Forever grateful to the couchsurfing folks of Brasov, Romania, who first introduced me to this wonderful community!

Interests

Poetry, literature, music. Hiking. Cooking. History. Photography. Film. Running.

La poèsie, la littérature, la musique. La randonée. La cuisine. L'histoire. La photographie. Le film. La course à pied. (Alors, pour la plupart, mes intérêts commencent avec les articles feminin !)

• literature
• poetry
• photography
• cooking
• coffee
• running
• music
• hiking
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Film: L'Avventura, Les Diaboliques, Children of Men, more.

Music: Radiohead, Henri Salvador, Drive Like Jehu, Mastodon, Erik Satie, Battles, Depeche Mode, Mos Def, Mad Lib, The Shins, King Krimson, more.

Books (or rather authors): Albert Camus, Joan Didion, Czeslaw Milosz, Carolyn Forché, Vladimir Nabakov, Anne Sexton, and much much more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I canoed down the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, while neighborhood kids threw rocks at us. Second best day of my life. No really, I was so happy that when my iPod was stolen later that afternoon, I just kept smiling. There is such a thing as a happiness that transcends events.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Romania, United Kingdom, United States

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