CURRENT MISSION

#1 Human, #1 Teacher

ABOUT ME

Laugher, Baker, Reader, Budding hiker, Appreciator of tidepools

PHILOSOPHY

Go big or go home. (I swear I'm not a frat boy... or even a boy, for that matter. It's just a fun way of saying, "Anything worth doing is doing well.")

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As soon as I live some place for more than two months, I will let you sleep on my couch and eat my breakfast foods. Maybe I can show you my favorite beaches and bars.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm still relatively new.

Interests

Public education, Adorable pictures of puppies, The West Wing, Cookies, Blogging, Bright colors, Books, Language, Tea, Not being snooty even though I have interests like "language" and "tea"

• books
• education
• breakfast
• fast food
• blogging
• hiking
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Musicals (Moulin Rouge, Sister Act, Hairspray, Sound of Music, etc.); Books: Franny and Zooey, Jane Eyre, The Color Purple, Ironweed, Atonement; Music: Offensive hip-hop, Non-offensive hip-hop, Sweet acoustic things I can sing along to, Show tunes, Bluegrass

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I convinced nearly a dozen non-Americans to say the Pledge of Allegiance in a silly voice.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like how we pronounce the same words differently.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Norway, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States