CURRENT MISSION

Trust your instincts and be kind to yourself

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed once before in Amsterdam (May 2013). It was a lovely experience and I'm eager to surf some more! As soon as I have a couch of my own to lend out, I'll be open for business to pay back the favor.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy traveling the most when I can meet new people, exchange stories, and learn to see something from their point of view.

Interests

I love books, films, travel, languages, cultural exchange, and a bottle of red wine shared with good company.

Other interest include:
-hiking or long walks in the city
-people-watching
-wandering around in book stores
-British humor
-cooking
-education
-art museums
-film festivals
-puppies
-drinking coffee and tea
-sci-fi & fantasy
-trivia
-reading random articles on Wikipedia
-cozy nights curled up in my bed with a box of pizza and a good movie

• arts
• books
• festivals
• film festivals
• education
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• picnic
• drinking
• trivia
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• boxing
• business
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Marie de France, Shakespeare, Hélène Cixous, Ian McEwan, Neil Gaiman, Alison Bechdel, Roxane Gay, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Marjane Satrapi, Shel Silverstein, Ludwig Bemelmans, Joanne Harris, Jean Cocteau, T. S. Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Kim Thuy, Guy Delisle, J. K. Rowling, Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Karen Newman...

Edith Piaf, Juliette Greco, Madeleine Peyroux, Fredrika Stahl, St. Vincent, Haim, Bastille, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly, Coeur de Pirate, Brigitte, Alpine, April Smith and the Great Picture Show, Bessie Smith, Fleet Foxes, Hindi Zahra, Le Vent du Nord, The Jackson 5, Dusty Springfield, Jacqueline Taïeb, Otis Redding...

"An Education," "La Jetée," "Les yeux sans visage," "J'ai tué ma mère," "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "She's the Man," "The Orphic Trilogy," "La Planète Sauvage," "Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI," "The Lord of the Rings," "Blade Runner," "Monsieur Lazhar," "Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari," "Nosferatu," "Chocolat," "The Trial," "Butter," "Casablanca," "Singin' in the Rain," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Wait until Dark," "Lars and the Real Girl," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "A Clockwork Orange,"...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once had a picnic and played hide-and-seek with friends (old and new) in the ruins of a 14th century Scottish castle.

Teach, Learn, Share

Life is a cycle of all three.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, passions, recipes from home, and possibly a book or two

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States