CURRENT MISSION

To write stories (well).

ABOUT ME

I love traveling and meeting new people. I've studied abroad and hosted exchange students, which has allowed me to form friendships all over the world that I really value. I love to ski, hike, and spend time outdoors. I also love to read, write, and cook indoors.

This year I am teaching English in a small town in Eastern France. I don't yet have a couch for anyone to stay on, but I am hoping to find one (as well as a place to live!)

I will be back in Chicago in May of 2012. It is a fantastic city and I can't wait to share it with all of you.

PHILOSOPHY

There's no difference between fiction and nonfiction, there's just narrative. Everything is a story~ Nora Ephron

Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing. I also really want to start going to weekly meetings once I am settled back in Chicago.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted two suffers, and have surfed in New York and in Iceland. I can't wait to have more couchsufing experiences!

Interests

Good conversation, current events, international travels, creative writing, translating, learning languages

• writing
• cooking
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• skiing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

The Commitments, Bull Durham, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, I Capture the Castle, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Garden State, Away We Go, books by Jhumpa Lahiri, I Capture the Castle the book, The Satanic Verses, 100 Years of Solitude, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hosting two exchange students, each for a year, in high school and watching them both become part of my family.

Teach, Learn, Share

Good conversation!

I'm happy to show people around the places I love and offer suggestions for restaurants and events to enjoy in Chicago. I've been able to explore the city a lot more since I graduated and I'm excited to be able to share this great city with my fellow couch-surfers!

I am open to learning lots and lots of things, and I am particularly interested in stories about your traveling adventures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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