CURRENT MISSION

Seeking stories | Require adventures.

ABOUT ME

I'm a designer and strategist that works with a team of architects to create more sensitively designed schools for education clients. Currently I am taking on a host of extra projects in urban development and non-profit consulting. I enjoy potlucks, cities, and recently have taken up pottery.

PHILOSOPHY

share meals. take walks. say yes. ask questions. create often. do more. plan less. dream lots. learn everyday.

"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it."
— Mary Oliver

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

With a pending trip and hankering to open up my new home to people, I took my profile from a mere username to activity. I look forward to a future filled with adventures, shared drinks (tea, juice, beer, wine, chocolate milk -- I'm open), travel tid-bits, and couch testing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed in lovely places in England and France.

Interests

nature, backpacking, creating, running, improv, moments, adventures in cooking, sharing meals, creatures, learning, thoughtful design, gathering people, dancing

• writing
• design
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• running
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• pottery
• backpacking
• skydiving
• teaching
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

• Barack Obama on election night in Grant Park/organizing with the campaign
• Worked with the Jane Goodall Institute
• Ran a couple marathons
• Went skydiving
• Studied in Prague
• Fed a Rhino
• Made friends with some sloths
• Hosted epic pop up dinner parties in Chicago

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: dance, writing, cooking, design
Learn: languages, more dancing, hula hooping
Share: meals, projects, ideas

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States

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