CURRENT MISSION

finishing school while staying sane

ABOUT ME

I first joined couchsurfing when I was living in Germany, working as an au pair. I had a ton of fun meeting couchsurfers and stayed with some great people. Now I'm living in Portland, Oregon again, and sadly I cannot host people due to a paranoid roommate, even though I have a (sad, unused) futon in my living room.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Lately, I haven't been participating that much! In Germany I went to tons of gatherings and surfed with people. I can't host, don't have much money to travel with, and I haven't done anything with the Portland CS community though I hope to eventually.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been staying with friends of friends of friends for ages, which is like using couchsurfing except with people instead of the internet. I stayed with a few different people in Germany, and have met so many amazing people in Germay and in Budapest.

Interests

exploring, books, tea, drums, veganism

• books
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• traveling
• drums
• au-pair

Music, Movies, and Books

a) Twin Falls Idaho, My Fair Lady, Igby Goes Down, Harold and Maude, A Touch of Pink, Amelie, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Royal Tenenbaums, Casablanca, A Hard Day's Night, The Breakfast Club, Velvet Goldmine, Summer Storm, Junebug, 2046, Almost Famous, City of God, Goodbye Lenin!, The Edukators, Mean Girls, Labyrinth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Heathers, Run Lola Run, Secretary

b) Mirah, Rilo Kiley, The Decemberists, Yo La Tengo, Tilly and the Wall, Regina Spektor, Le Tigre, Sleater-Kinney, Tegan and Sara, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Nice Nice, Bjork, Cat Power, Norfolk and Western, The Pixies, The Organ, New Pornographers, Elliott Smith, Belle and Sebastian, Apples in Stereo, Dressy Bessy, Quasi, Viva Voce, Alela Diane, Clue to Kalo, Stereo Total, Wet Confetti, Papas Fritas, Hank Williams, Cat Stevens, Carole King

c)a) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, The Witches by Roald Dahl, The Commitments by Roddy Doyle, Blankets by Craig Thompson, Black Hole by Charles Burns, Whores and Other Feminists by Jill Nagle, Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

Teach, Learn, Share

I can cook awesome vegan food. I can teach you how. Or I can just cook for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Hungary, Ireland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States