CURRENT MISSION

It would be super awesome if I learned Mandarin well enough to communicate with my grandparents. Shanghai-language = even better!

ABOUT ME

i love fun and sugar but hate pants and winter

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've CouchSurfed in Fes, Sevilla, and Lisbon, and semi-hosted in Madison. Each experience was unique and hilarious in one way or another.

Interests

Bicycling, running, open-water swimming, hiking, camping, walking across town, treasure hunting, trains, reading, crafts of all shapes and sizes, museums, galleries, exhibits, photos, film, garage sales, farmers' markets, farming, gardening, potlucks, porters, ice cream, ice cream, ice cream

• dancing
• cooking
• baking
• vegetarian
• farmers' market
• running
• walking
• crafts
• gardening
• reading
• garage sales
• knitting
• hiking
• camping
• hunting
• surfing
• sailing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently: The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolano), The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)

Always: Jim Jarmusch, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Pro-union/anti-Walker protests in Madison, Wisconsin

Teach, Learn, Share

Things I hope to share: vegetarian cooking/baking, knitting, body-surfing, English

Things I hope to learn: break-dancing, photograph developing, sailing, Mandarin, French, Spanish

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Morocco, United States

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