CURRENT MISSION

To learn and meet new people. I am not meant to be a turtle in a shell.

ABOUT ME

Me? This is always the awkward part of stuff like this. Ok, I've more of less been planning a trip to Europe since I was about 15 and in 2009 it became a reality. I look forward to meeting new people and being out of my element. New York is all I've ever really known, I love it but I also love the idea of taking nice long breaks from it. I love hosting other people, but my current living situation doesn't allow it.

PHILOSOPHY

Make love, not war.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, travelling and attending the parties/events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Active, I've been hosted and have hosted a few times.

Interests

Food, film (especially foreign), anthropology, fashion, art,travel,chocolate, linguistics, getting lost in Manhattan.

• arts
• culture
• fashion
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• vegetarian
• partying
• traveling
• anthropology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rammstein,Arctic Monkeys, Type O Negative, The Last Shadow Puppets, Vampire Weekend, REM, No Doubt, MGMT, She Wants Revenge, Madonna, The Who, Pink Floyd, U2, Notorious B.I.G, Snoop Dogg(old school stuff), Mylene Farmer, Shakira, Interpol, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones,The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Punjabi MC, Queen, Caetano Veloso, Chico Science and Nação Zumbi, Seu Jorge, Astrud Gilberto, Arto Lindsay,Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian music in general and so many others
Books: Lolita, The Purity Myth, The Curious Case of the Dog in the Nighttime, Black Boy, The Collector, The Scarlet Letter, Huckleberry Finn, The Lord of the Flies, Ana Karenina, Crime and Punishment, Haunted, Under the Skin, almost anything by David Sedaris and I can't remember what other ones but there ARE more
Movies: Too many to list

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Uh...my Eurotrip in 2009.

Teach, Learn, Share

Lesson #1: Rinse quinoa with cold water in a mesh strainer for 1 minute, then cook. I had to learn this the hard way.

Lesson #2: The Q train ALWAYS runs express, no matter what time of night.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am happy to give my time and company since I cannot host. I'm also here to answer any questions about New York.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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