I’m a recent graduate from Columbia University in the City of NYC. I studied information sciences and German literature and cultural history, and I worked part time as a research assistant for professors in fields varying from folklore research to medical anthropology. I love getting to know more about a place and it’s people - and I usually find a certain beauty in what most would call the domestic and mundane. I’m from a large family, so I’m used to cooking and cleaning for myself- and enjoy preparing a nice dinner with company.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to spend more time getting to know more people and building more relationships and seeing more of the world and to get a glimpse on what it may look like from another person’s perspective.

Interests

I’m pretty open and typically a very curious person.

• arts
• writing
• folklore
• modern art
• photography
• dancing
• running
• gardening
• hiking
• history
• philosophy
• german language
• photoshop
• german literature

Music, Movies, and Books

Writers: Walter Benjamin, Franz Kafka, Toni Morrison, Montaigne, Elizabeth Bishop

Music: Joanna Newsom, Kate Bush, The Brothers Briggs, Hildegard Knef, Diane Cluck

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Interned in the German Parliament as an American Exchange Student

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Computers and Software, Modern German Literature and Continental Philosophy, DSLR Photography

Learn: Painting/Fine Art/Sculpting,

Share: Cooking

What I Can Share with Hosts

Skills and equipment: I spent part of university working as a part-time professional photographer and have professional equipment.

Cooking: I grew up in a mixed family from southern CA, so I have some familiarity with bit of Mexican and Puerto Rican cuisine - although I cannot make tortillas according to my tía 😩

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, United States