CURRENT MISSION

Make as many homes for myself as possible; be an interesting and good person.

ABOUT ME

I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do in life, and right now that is travel! I love finding people that are easy to talk to and talking with them, and hope to meet some of those people through couch surfing! I also love getting to know places like a resident, not a tourist (although a little shameless tourism is fun every now and then).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to surf a bit in my travels, and I would be happy to host, once I have an available couch (although that might not be for a while).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've gotten great hospitality and recommendations on everything from wine bars to movie theaters to day trips.

Interests

Languages, music (singing, playing, listening, jazz, choral, tons of others), cooking, being an idealist who wants to save the world through education, public radio, people-watching, crossword puzzles, sewing, creative writing...

• writing
• singing
• education
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• puzzles
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• piano
• camping
• surfing
• teaching
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Young Frankenstein
Juno
Memento
Once
Little Miss Sunshine
A Mighty Wind
That Thing You Do
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Gattaca
October Sky

Paul Simon
The Beatles
Belle and Sebastian
Various Broadway
Francesco de Gregori
Fabrizio de Andre
The Shins
Nellie McKay
and a random assortment of other things

The World According to Garp
Stargirl
Harry Potter
Bloomability
Jane Eyre
Bill Bryson, David Sedaris and Jon Krakauer

Adding in TV:
The West Wing
Gilmore Girls
Arrested Development
Slings and Arrows
Lost

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw a moose! While camping in Canada. (Didn't get a good picture, though.)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some French and Italian, as well as how to make a decent tomato sauce. I'm happy to share my musical skills--singing, playing piano or playing a very very bad guitar.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Burkina Faso, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Mali, United States