CURRENT MISSION

living, loving, laughing, learning, Europe

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people, learning new languages, enjoying unique life experiences. I want to travel everywhere, and I want to live everywhere, but right now I'm focusing on academics. Luckily, my field makes it easy for me to travel!

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to the fullest. Adorez la vie! (I know it's not idiomatic, but it's been my unofficial motto since I was 13)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've enjoyed the hospitality of so many wonderful families, particularly in France and Germany, over the past couple of years. It's time to give back, and do some hosting of my own!

Interests

Soccer (football), cooking/baking, playing and listening to music, cycling. I also arrange the songs for and perform in a brass band that mostly plays covers of pop, rock, and hip-hop from the last 40 years - ask me to send you some of our recordings.

• performing arts
• cooking
• recipes
• baking
• traveling
• music
• piano
• cycling
• soccer
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ravel, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, DuFay, Palestrina, Mahler, Strauss, Les Six, Weezer, Radiohead, My Chemical Romance, Iron and Wine, Black Eyed Peas, MC Solaar

Movies: Cocteau films, Beatles movies, Legends of the Fall, The Constant Gardener, V for Vendetta, Spy Game

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset over the Atlantic in Porto, Portugal . . . Landing in a helicopter on a glacier in Alaska . . . Watching my son grow up . . .

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach music - I already give private piano lessons, and I love showing people how to play their favorite songs. I also have some great baking recipes to share, and I'm always interested to learn new ones.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States

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