CURRENT MISSION

to observe, to learn, to grow, to love

ABOUT ME

Hey! I'm from a large town about an hour and half from New York City. I'm currently living and teaching English in Iquique, Chile, and I love it.

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness is looking at the same things with different eyes.

Never stop learning, loving, traveling, or meeting new people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed with a few people during the Spring 2011 semester, while I studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain. I'm excited to continue hosting and surfing, and meeting great people.

Interests

traveling, music, concerts, reading, playing tennis, yoga, learning about new cultures, photography, meeting new people, good food (eating) (cooking), hiking, nature, hanging out with friends, dogs

• dogs
• photography
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

music - ali farka toure & toumani diabete, andrew bird, arcade fire, the beatles, bon iver, the decemberists, fleet foxes, girl talk, gorillaz, the national, the new pornographers, portugal. the man, notorious big, radiohead, ratatat, regina spektor, rodrigo y gabriela, spoon, bob dylan, led zeppelin, the rolling stones,simon and garfunkel, wilco... and much more. I'm always looking for new music!

books - anything by JD Salinger, jonathan safran foer, the alchemist... I love to read, but unfortunately I have a horrible memory and I usually forget titles

movies - eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, forrest gump, inception, fight club, the departed, star wars, kill bill, lotr....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have floated in the dead sea!

Teach, Learn, Share

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, Israel, Morocco, Spain, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Spain, United States