CURRENT MISSION

to shake up the world, to turn things upside down, to never be serious, to eat delicious food, to enjoy life.

ABOUT ME

this is difficult. Well I grew up in the US in a suburb of Chicago in Illinois. I escaped the Midwest in order to go to school in Berkeley, CA where I met some really amazing people, had a lot of fun, and learned some stuff too. As to how I am specifically going to apply that knowledge I don't yet know, but I like to think that every day we use our accumulated wisdom to cope with the world, at least that's what I tell my parents. Right now I am living in Paris teaching English to French children and I am eager to have some authentic European experiences! Drop me a line!

PHILOSOPHY

dreams are unconscious wish-fulfillments yearning to be expressed. too bad I always forget mine...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted a couple of people at my place in Paris, but I haven't yet surfed any couches. But my experiences with my own couchsurfers were enough to teach me what it means to be a good surfer and what it means to be a bad one, so don't worry, I know the ropes!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Meeting awesome people and having them stay with me. Being able to show this great city that I love to others. Connecting with the outside world, being able to have experiences that otherwise would have been impossible.

Interests

Hmm. things i like include but are not limited to cooking, teaching, speaking different languages, meeting interesting people, music, dancing, relaxing, reading books, going to museums, concerts, tasting interesting things

• books
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

some movies that I've seen recently and have thoroughly enjoyed are Frozen River, Slumdog Millionaire, the Big Lebowski, Punch-Drunk Love, Happy Together, The Royal Tenenbaums.

Authors I Like: Vonnegut, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, Walter Benjamin, E.M. Forster, Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hot air balloon. Well not yet, but I plan on it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States