I love travel and meeting new people. I haven't been able to do nearly as much of either in the past couple years because of school and work commitments and as such, I haven't gotten to use this platform nearly as much as I'd like. Now that I am finally able to resume traveling, am making couch surfing a more intentional part of those adventures.

I grew up in New York, studied in Spain, lived in Japan, and then set up shop in Washington state. I love quiet nights in with movies as much as I like late nights with music, friends, and adventures. My favorite activies when traveling usually revolve around food. My least favorite activity when traveling is shopping. I am a slow reader so I love audiobooks. I love to cook and learn about the food culture of a place. I like to spend as much time outside as I can, though I will take snow/rain over heat any day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Trying to meet new and interesting people as I travel, using CS as often as possible. At the moment I am not able to host but I really would like to be able to in the near future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, so good. I haven't hosted through the site yet but have been fortunate enough to be hosted in a couple different places. Have met some wonderful people and hope to meet even more!

Interests

Skiing, hiking, biking, running, foreign languages, traveling, cooking, eating, movies.

• cooking
• running
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• languages
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

Current Read: Neurotribes and Mind F***.
Favorite Read: What is the What, Dave Eggers
Favorite Childhood Book: Ira Sleeps Over
Most Recently Watched Movie: Gangs of New York
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Movie I think is Over Rated: Sin City
Movie I think is Under Rated: The Fundamentals of Caring
Music genres I like most: urban folk, blue grass, blues, classic rock, classical

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Completed a full Vipassana meditation course (about 12 days in total of living like a monk, in noble silence) in the foothills of the Himalaya. I had no interest or experience in meditation but agreed to go and it changed my life, but maybe not in a way I could have expected or anticipated.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, laughs, stories, kindness.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, Spain, United States