CURRENT MISSION

to graduate this year and meet good people along the way

ABOUT ME

I am a Greek American who grew up in Pennsylvania and has family in Karpathos Greece. I love to travel and do so any time I get the opportunity. I'm interested in learning languages and being introduced to new cultures, traditions and ways of perceiving and living life. I am especially interested in creative eco-friendly life styles like building cob houses. I just wish someone near me were making a cob house so I could go help! One day I'd like to make one of my own.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life as it comes and I do a lot of daydreaming along the way. When I get lucky, I find a way to bring my dreams to reality.

Philosophy: Everything is as it should be so that we can work to make it better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I haven't participated is CS much so far but I would like to. I'd like to meet new people and make connections around the world. I'd especially like the opportunity to practice my Spanish with native speakers. Eventually (when I have my own place) I'd like to be able to host couch surfers and show them everything I love about this area because I know what a difference that makes to travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have never done any couch surfing related to this website but I have traveled to Peru, Spain, Greece, Amsterdam, Prague, Stockholm, Florence and NYC and stayed with friends, friends of the family or host families and I've had some great experiences. I owe part of my decision to become a language teacher to having traveled to Peru as an exchange student in 10th grade.

Interests

Traveling
Cultures
Languages
Eco-friendly life styles
Waldorf education
Biodynamic farming
Cob housing construction
Ceramics
Cooking -traditional recipes

• education
• cooking
• recipes
• traveling
• pottery
• surfing
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Vicky Cristina Barcelona,Crash, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Arranged

books: The Never Ending Story, Momo, The Alien Chronicles, The Other Boleyn Girl, +historical fiction

music: lots... from traditional Karpathian music to reggae, bachata, beatles etc..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have taken a bus from Lima, Peru to Cusco and drank mate de coca (a tea made from the coca leaf)to help with elevation sickness. I also took the train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes where I caught a bus to Macchu Micchu and took a tour in Spanish of those impressive ruins.

Teach, Learn, Share

Spanish
English
some Greek
Interesting places to visit around my area
Cultural differences I've noticed on my travels
Some traditional dances from Greece and Spain (Sevillanas)
Some developing thoughts and ideas on eco-friendly life styles

Countries I’ve Visited

Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, Peru, United States