CURRENT MISSION

Walking the thin line between well-informed, gracious traveler and enthusiastic tourist

ABOUT ME

Cleveland rocks but I'm pretty satisfied with having lived there til I was 18. After college, I lived for a year in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Following that cold year, I moved to Austin, Texas where I am currently working on my Master's Degree in Slavic (mostly Russian and Czech) literature.

I am spending the summer of 2012 studying Jewish History and Czech in Prague, the jewel of central Europe!

My interests include but are not limited to: food and drinks, art, history, language, literature, drama, classical music and food.

PHILOSOPHY

It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive--Bruce Springsteen

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been a member since 2009, but haven't done much couch-surfing at all. Over the course of this summer, I hope to get more couches under my belt!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Traveling around Russia and Europe, I met a lot of CSers and realized what a sucker I was for staying in hostels!

Interests

The way names transform from one language to another. John=Juan=Jean=Gianni=Ivan=Sean=Jan=Johann. Crazy, no?

• arts
• literature
• theater
• dining
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• magic
• music
• classical music
• surfing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I LOVE movies, music and books!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I showed up late to the Marinsky Theater, so I was forced to sit on the stage behind the actors during the coolest ever production of "The Magic Flute."

Teach, Learn, Share

Killer borscht

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