CURRENT MISSION

Expand horizons, test limits, investigate discomfort

ABOUT ME

I am not, by nature, a brave person, but I refuse to let that stand between me and making my year abroad the most incredible experience I've ever had in my life. I'm all about pushing myself out of my comfort zone, because my comfort zone is small and the world is big, and I want to be part of the world and not sitting at home wondering what I'm missing out on.

PHILOSOPHY

"It is important that awake people be awake."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never couch surfed before! Yet another "first" during my year abroad!

Interests

Books, music, dance, movies, food, art

• arts
• books
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• music
• jazz

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: indie pop/rock, garage rock, surf pop/rock, folk; The Black Keys, Wye Oak, Florence & the Machine, Beach House, Best Coast, Bon Iver, Crystal Stilts, Walk the Moon, Tennis, Frankie Rose, Alabama Shakes, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Doors, ...

Books: literary fiction, speculative fiction, magical realism, classics; Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Dalloway, The Great Gatsby, The Sound and the Fury, The Master and Margarita, Midnight's Children, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Time Traveler's Wife, A Song of Ice and Fire

Movies: Head On, Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth, Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, The Shawshank Redemption, (500) Days of Summer, Shakespeare in Love, Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Right now, moving so far away from home for an entire year feels pretty amazing to me-- but I'm hoping that I'll have a LOT more amazing things to add to this list by the time this year is over!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Dance (ballroom, modern, ballet, jazz, tap)
Learn: Cooking, language, art
Share: Books and music