I'm curious about any culture in any part of the world. Meeting and learning about other people is something I very much value, as well as good food and good movies.

I love to write creative fiction, learn new languages, and explore a new (or not new) city. I grew up in and around Chicago, but I'm still not familiar with it as much as I'd like to be. I try to try as many new things as I can. I consider myself an introvert, so I like to just chill and think sometimes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Like most people who are a part of Couchsurfing, I love to travel and meet people who also love to travel. A friend of mine referred me to CS, so here I am, giving it a try. I'm very new to this. I'm excited, however, to have a unique and enriching experience with interesting people.

Interests

I do a lot of writing, both for school and for myself. Movies - I'm down for any genre, but I do a lot of casual critiquing, mostly because I might want to do screenwriting in the future and I get cynical about strained plotlines. I love any kind of food! I don't do a lot of cooking but I would like to get into that more.

• culture
• writing
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Classic rock, classical, was into dubstep for a while, and now mostly ODESZA and hazy transient ambiance-type music

Movies: The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional, Serenity/Firefly

Books: Haruki Murakami's novels, Piratica, Edith Hamilton's Mythology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I somehow thought it would be a great idea to give a presentation on the philosophical and metaphorical implications of the traveler/tourist contrast in Italian, barely knowing Italian at the time, to a room full of Italians. It went o.k. There was a lot of incoherent mumbling.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Poland, United States