CURRENT MISSION

Living and learning through working in France!

ABOUT ME

I am currently working as an English teaching assistant in Thionville, Lorraine, France! This is the 2nd time I've lived in France, and I'm loving every minute of it! I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Studies and a minor in European Studies. I also lived in Aix-en-Provence, France for 6 months in 2010 while studying at SciencesPo-Aix. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and I am so happy to be living back in Europe and taking advantage of seeing more of it!

PHILOSOPHY

I work hard and play hard! :) I believe that if you try your best at everything you do (studying, job, friendships, etc...), good things will come your way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a new member

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new at this! :)

Interests

Traveling, Working as an English Teaching Assistant at a lycee and college, being a Wisconsin Badger! :), going to football games, sports (volleyball and basketball), enjoying the French lifestyle of drinking cafes, studying politics and international affairs, love watching TV probably too much!, volunteering, speaking other languages, spending time with friends and family, UW-Madison, and Northern Wisconsin

• arts
• drinking
• politics
• tv
• traveling
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• volleyball
• languages
• political science
• science
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Sleepless in Seattle, A Few Good Men, Pride and Prejudice, the Bourne movies, the Departed, Stepmom, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Love Actually, Remember the Titans, Slumdog Millionaire, The Italian Job, The Holiday, The Family, The Notebook, Something's Gotta Give, I Love You Man

Books: The Great Gatsby, Le Petit Prince, Pride and Prejudice, How to Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye, the Bluest Eye, A Year in Provence, Persuasion, and of course, Harry Potter (I grew up with it!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

USA: I've traveled a little bit of the USA (Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Florida, Texas, Kansas) but would like to see MUCH MORE!

Mexico: I've been just over the border near Texas and spent time volunteering there and done the "spring break thing" in Cancun.

Europe: Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla), Italy (Rome, Pisa, Florence, Venice), Germany (Trier, Munich, Frankfurt, Heidelberg), France (Lorraine region, Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, Annecy, south of France-Aix-en-Provence, Cannes, Antibes, Nice, Cassis, Louberon region, Marseilles, etc...), England (London), Ireland (Dublin), Belgium (Brussels), Luxembourg, Norway (Oslo and Eidsvoll), and soon Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Teach, Learn, Share

Travel. I'm young but I've learned that this is the best way to take from what you learn in the classroom to real life...APPLY it!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States