Chicago transplant living in the Bay Area and working as an editor for a travel guide publisher. Set on seeing as much of the world as possible.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

I love the idea of connecting with locals to get a fuller experience of the places I'm visiting, and to get the inside scoop on where to go, what to see/eat/do, etc.

Centres d'intérêt

Travel (planning new trips, reading blogs, reflecting on past adventures)

Reading (anything and everything--recently fantasy, books on the Ancient World, travel memoirs)

Exercising (running, hiking, cycling, lifting weights)

Languages (hoping to relearn Spanish, trying to keep up with my Latin by translating Harry Potter)

Ancient history/art history/archaeology

Cooking (exploring mostly vegan cooking)

Camping/backpacking

Museum-going

City wandering

• arts
• books
• cooking
• vegan
• exercise
• marathon
• running
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• art history
• history
• languages
• tourism

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Movies:
Lord of the Rings
Gladiator
Big Fish
Stand By Me
Secondhand Lions
...and many more!

Books:
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
anything by Guy Gavriel Kay
Wild
Life of Pi
historical fiction

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I ran a half marathon recently!

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

An inquisitive mind, quiet nature, easygoing personality, travel stories, and some cooking lessons!

Pays que j'ai visités

England, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Wales

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Ireland, United States