CURRENT MISSION

Travel, learn, de-stranger strangers and have fun with being alive.

ABOUT ME

I'm still learning as I go along, but here's what I've figured out so far: I love meeting people, listening to their stories and having conversations that feel like they matter. I'm always up for a party, but I enjoy hanging out on the couch just as much. I'm definitely more of a night than a morning person. I don't get why certain things are the way they are simply because that's how they've always been. I don't think routine brings out the best in people, so I welcome crazy adventures. I'm a vegetarian, but not militantly so. I tend to see everyone's side and think in grays rather than absolutes.

I like science, but I love art. I spend a lot of time around books. I always carry a pen. I have an insane love for the English language without really understanding why. I also like good television, great movies and all kinds of music, though anything vaguely indie-sounding tends to get more instantly liked.

I love to travel, experience different cultures, meet new people and have epic conversations over drinks. So I'm taking a break from everything else at the moment to do more of that.

PHILOSOPHY

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm going to be traveling around the eastern US from the end of June 'til the end of September and I'd love to surf some couches while I'm there. I'd like to get past the feeling of being a disconnected tourist and experience the places I visit more genuinely. And meet some great people, of course!

In return, I can tell you all about the crazy little country of Belgium, teach you how to curse in Dutch, cook up a vegetarian meal and discuss the psychology of Fight Club over drinks.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been to a few meetings in Belgium, but I haven't surfed any couches. Yet!

Interests

Books, the English language, writing, good television, great movies, music, epic conversation, cocktails, de-strangering strangers, spontaneous adventures, road trips, the US, traveling, new sights, sounds and experiences.

• arts
• writing
• books
• cooking
• cocktails
• vegetarian
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• clubbing
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• psychology
• science
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Mike Doughty, Kings of Leon, John Mayer, Adele, The Killers, Florence + the Machine, Regina Spektor, The Strokes, The Beatles, Queen, White Lies, Vampire Weekend, The White Stripes, Kate Nash, Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Beach Boys, Tokyo Police Club...

Books: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex and anything else by Jeffrey Eugenides, Fight Club, Lolita, One Day, Waterland, Goodbye, Columbus, Bright Lights, Big City, Motherless Brooklyn, Time's Arrow, Franny and Zooey, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close...

Movies: Into the Wild, Breakfast at Tiffany's, 500 Days of Summer, Edward Scissorhands, 127 Hours, The Neverending Story, Before Sunrise, Indiana Jones, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Inception, Elizabethtown, Sleepy Hollow, The Nightmare before Christmas, Moulin Rouge, Big Fish, Lord of the Rings, Back to the Future, The Goonies...

TV: Mad Men, True Blood, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, How I Met Your Mother, The Daily Show, QI, Modern Family, Castle, Grey's Anatomy, Top Gear, Dexter, Project Runway, Cougar Town, Californication, Deadwood...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Angels Landing in Zion NP
Yellowstone NP
The view from the Sacré-Cœur in Paris
Walking the walls of Saint-Malo at dusk

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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