I am a perpetual student. I hang out in bookstores and coffee shops. I'm a laid back introvert who loves to meet new people, and I enjoy a lot of things, including reading, films, learning language, martial arts, biking, eating, museums, art, salsa dancing (though I am not so experienced at this), and of course, traveling!

I really want to learn how to surf. I've never gotten the chance to try. I also want to try kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, and rock climbing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At this point, I am unable to host, but I am looking to surf.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing yet.

Interests

Traveling, design, books, writing, linguistics, science, exploring, language, kung fu, food, philosophy, photography, reading the newspaper, coffee, music, trying new things, learning to dance, indoor rock climbing, swimming, in-line skating, cartwheels, watching movies, new people, foreign countries, camping, having fun.

• writing
• books
• design
• graphic design
• digital design
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• pottery
• painting
• music
• cycling
• kayaking
• camping
• rock climbing
• anthropology
• journalism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Zaz, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Sarah Bareilles, Tim McGraw, Jennifer Nettles, Ed Sheeran, George Strait, Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Silbermond

Movies
I like a lot of different kinds of movies. Some of my favorites are Beginners, Kung Fu Panda, Midnight in Paris, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Concert, Sandlot, The Hundred Foot Journey, Inglourious Basterds, Love and Friendship.

Books
Fiction: Siddhartha, A Moveable Feast, Harry Potter, The Alchemist, The Fires of Autumn, All the Light We Cannot See, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, At the Water's Edge, Spirales, The Nightingale
Nonfiction: Don't Sleep There Are Snakes, First they Killed My Father, Big Magic, The Morning the Came for Us, $2.00 a Day, Buddha's Brain, Paris France, Enrique's Journey, What Money Can't Buy, Little Princes, In a Rocket Made of Ice, It's What I Do, Eat Pray Love, Hot Dogs and Croissants

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I recently hiked up to the Laguna Chicabal in Guatemala. We got there early when the sky was blue and walked on the path around the laguna. It's a sacred place to the Mam Maya who live around there, and we saw lots of altars. By the time we got back to the path down, clouds had rolled into the laguna and visibility was very low, but it was the coolest thing to be enveloped in a cloud.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have experience teaching French to American kids and teaching English to ESL learners. I also have a lot experience tutoring English writing.

I want to learn and practice language skills in French, Spanish and German, but my German is very limited right now.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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