CURRENT MISSION

exploring, listening, adventuring, living...

ABOUT ME

Hello! I live in New York City and work in the field of international development. I have studied/worked in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. I haven't been to my hometown much in the last year, but when I am home, I call that town Encinitas, in southern California. I love to travel, experience new cultures, and meet people from all around the world!

Unfortunately, I can't host anyone right now, but I hope to pay it forward someday and host in the future.

Fun facts about me: I am a vegetarian, I am a bad juggler, I have a rat phobia (and have been bitten by one!), I've never broken a bone- let's hope to keep it that way!, I've gotten malaria, I practice yoga, I read a lot of news, and I hope to one day overcome my irrational fear of sea animals and learn to scuba dive!

PHILOSOPHY

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am working and traveling this year, so I might be couchsurfing soon!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS has changed the way I view traveling and it has restored my faith in humanity.

When traveling, I like to live by the motto- "A stranger is a friend I haven't met yet..."

Interests

reading, writing, painting, bike-riding, being outdoors, snowboarding, playing/watching soccer, experimenting with photography, watching old film, and finding new adventures

• animals
• writing
• photography
• vegetarian
• yoga
• coach
• news
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

currently listening to: of monsters and men, la roux, vampire weekend, the head and the heart, delta spirit, bon iver, ben & thomas

favorite books: ishmael, shantaram, wanderlust, beyond the beautiful forevers

favorite movies: o brother where art thou, pulp fiction, american beauty

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

drank mint tea with Berber family in Fez, Morocco, jumped off of waterfalls in Semuc Champey, Guatemala, climbed down a well in Sintra, Portugual, zip-lined through the rain forest in Costa Rica, jumped out of a plane in San Diego, did yoga in the Himalayas, climbed a castle in Verona, Italy, experienced a Jain temple with monks at sunset in Mumbai, India

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give English learning tips- I used to be an English literacy coach.

And I would like to learn to play guitar or work on my language learning in French or Arabic.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ghana, Guatemala, India, Spain, United States