I was born in Indiana, live in Brooklyn, and am currently doing research in Oslo for a few months. Back in Brooklyn I teach college courses on art history.

Un truc j’adore, c’est la langue française. Franchement mon français est pitoyable car ça fait 4 années que je le parle. J’ai passé un été en France pour un stage pendant laquelle j’ai rencontré les gens la plus sympathique et qui je compte toujours parmi mes amis proches. Outre mes compétences linguistiques de merde, j’aime bien de rencontre les personnes nouvelles, et je me décrirais plutôt comme facile à vivre, jamais pointilleux, mais ordonné et consciencieuse.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm traveling from Oslo to Caen just to see an exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen on an artist I'm doing research on. It's very nerdy, but also fun. I've never used Couchsurfing before, but when I travel, I like to meet new people!

Interests

I like to travel and meet new people, and my job (sometimes) lets me do this because I do research on European art history. Other than traveling, I like looking at art and learning about history (obviously), I'm into film photography, I like to cook, and I like falafel, cheese, whiskey, and Mexican food. More than any one thing I like trying new things. It's kind of like what Baudelaire said: "le beau est toujours bizarre."

• arts
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• mexican food
• traveling
• painting
• art history
• history
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Just finished reading some P.G. Wodehouse

Music: right now, Laura Clock and Ros Sereysothea

Movies: the last really good one I saw was Spotlight

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't know if it's amazing, but I worked in Denmark for the Danish Institute for Study abroad for a little over a year after college!

Teach, Learn, Share

I worked in a falafel and hummus restaurant preparing food several years back. I hated it, but I got to make some delicious food. I make good hummus if you ever want to make a meal together, or just go search for the world's perfect pita.

I teach college courses on art history in Brooklyn. I don't know of anyone who really needs to know about this subject, but if you desperately need to figure some stuff out about 19th century painting, I got you covered, man.

Je m'efforce constamment d'améliorer mon français.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good conversation!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Norway, United States