*unfortunately, I can't take guests right now as I will be traveling this summer and then moving to Chicago*

In short: I once won a soulja boy dance contest at a Bar Mitzfah and I'm still mad about the time I got a jaywalking ticket.

But really: After spending a year teaching English in Madrid and traveling throughout Europe, I'm back home in good ol' Missouri before going to graduate school next year. There's a lot to love about Kansas City but I do miss the cultural exchange that was so much a part of my time abroad. I'd love to meet some fellow travelers passing through the Midwest

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I wasn't able to host people when I was in Europe. Now that I have a large enough apartment in Kansas City, I'd love to pay back the fantastic experiences I had in Europe by hosting people here!

Interests

Late night motown dance parties. Being ridiculous. Going to shows. Trying not to get mad at conservatives. Getting wine tipsy and then going to art museums. Laughing in inappropriate situations. Red lipstick. Thrifting. Always being overdressed.

• arts
• dancing
• wine
• partying
• thrifting
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Belle & Sebastian, Girls, The National, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Sufjan, Jens Lekman, Camera Obscura, Elliott Smith, Okkervil River, David Bowie, The Zombies, The Antlers, Smith Westerns, etc etc etc. My playlist of hit songs of the 1960's has more than 200 songs.

Movies: Lots. My favorite movie of this year was probably Boyhood.

Books: Giovanni's Room, Invisible Cities, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Picture of Dorian Gray, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Winesburg Ohio. I'm really into Southern Gothic and Magic Realism.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, ending up on the back of a motorcycle with a stranger after getting separated from my friend in a street riot in Marrakesh, Morocco was certainly an experience. I'll tell ya more about that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Spain, United States