CURRENT MISSION

Meet new people and travel as much as possible while advancing my publishing career in New York.

ABOUT ME

I am an American with a passion for writing and reading. I currently work as an Editorial Assistant at St. Martin's Press. I am also a classical musician—flute is my principal instrument.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have roommates, so I won't always be able to host. But as long as they approve, my home is available.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have only surfed but not yet hosted!

Interessen

Reading, writing, music, movies, opera, theater, weekends at the beach, swimming, excessive amounts of coffee, good wine, stand-up comedy, eating, going out to eat with friends, getting lost in cities with a really wonderful friend, gondola rides, macarons, afternoon naps, soccer, good company

• writing
• theater
• wine
• coffee
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• opera
• cycling
• soccer
• swimming
• beaches

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Books: Anything written by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, or Barbara Kingsolver; Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close; The Sound and The Fury; Harry Potter (of course), The Great Gatsby, A Moveable Feast. I read anything that has amazing characters and makes me learn something.

Music: Florence and the Machine, Of Monsters and Men, Imogen Heap, Jack Johnson, Hillsong United, Passion, Young the Giant, Lana Del Rey, Mumford and Sons, Louise Attaque, musical soundtracks

Movies: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Midnight in Paris (and most Woody Allen films), Lord of the Rings, Elizabethtown

TV shows: Gilmore Girls (#1, always), How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, House of Cards, Friends

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Eating gelato in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
Writing all day in Shakespeare and Company in Paris, France
Biking with the locals in Amsterdam, Holland

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can teach some French, how to play the flute and how to read music, and how to make a really good cup of coffee ;)

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

France, United States