CURRENT MISSION

to live fully without regrets and help others do the same

ABOUT ME

signed up for CS before going to japan and a friend recently reminded me of it when I came to DF, Mexico.

PHILOSOPHY

"Begin it now."
If you like it, I love it.
We are not all connected, we are ONE-- different parts of the same thing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Now I HOST! and I also surf-- usually to attend dance events around the Midwest and the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Once I slept outside on a park bench in Paris, between motorcycles and homeless people, it was the worst night's sleep of my life. I wish I had known about this site then.

Interests

Music, dancing, honesty, understanding, whimsy

• dancing
• swing dancing
• education
• motorcycles
• music
• business
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: exit through the gift shop, hedwig and the angry inch, before night falls, the shawshank redemption, dead poets society, tree of life, 8 1/2

Music: just joined spotify-- hello world!

Books: remember be here now, the taboo against knowing who you are

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biked from Philadelphia to Texas and the hospitality I experienced was borderline unreal. Before I left, I heard all kinds of reasons why I SHOULDN'T go but no one could have told me how generous people in the US are/were.

Another instance that left me awestruck was visiting Morocco/Brazil and seeing the people happy happy happy to be alive (way more so than in europe and the US) despite having significantly less material wealth. In all of my travels, I've never been happier than amongst Morrocans, Brazilians, and Mexicans...

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I've two master degrees (Special Education and Business Administration) and speak French, Spanish, and English fluently. I'm also very much into Swing and Lindy Hop dancing so if you've any questions about pedagogy, finance, languages, or swing dancing let me know!

Countries I’ve Visited

Morocco, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United States