CURRENT MISSION

Travel in France & UK summer (2023)

ABOUT ME

I'm like Xavier in l'Auberge Espagnole at the end of his year in Barcelona.

PHILOSOPHY

Love God, Love others

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting people is the best way to understand a new place

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS meetings, hosting, showing you around, traveling, sharing meals, talks over tea

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Summer 2007 met us with Couchsurfers in London
Summer 09 met up with one CSer at a concert in Raleigh.
September 2009-July 2010 Lived in Rabat, Morocco; where I had numerous great experiences with both Moroccans and international CSers. A great CSer showed my friend and me around Chefchaouen.
August 2009 I CSed in London.
Present meet-ups and hosting in Washington, DC
I met some wonderful people who were CSers in Borneo
December 2016 met up with a couchsurfer friend from 2009/10 and met another person too!

Interests

food, linguistics, dance, music, art, culture, cities, bicycles, open-air markets, parks, teaching & learning, urban gardening

• arts
• culture
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• minimalism
• music
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I tend to like dramadies. (drama/comedies-funny but with a good plot). I think I like a good tv show over movies.

Music: eclectic! good lyrics, vocal harmony, musicality/instrumentality... If I can sing along with or dance to it; West African, Latin, Urban gospel, Indie/folk rock, oldies, classical, bluegrass, and many others

Books: Generally non-fiction, intercultural autobiographies, pop science/medicine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've lived abroad for every stage of my education:
high school- exchange student in France
college- exchange student in Spain
grad school- intern and 1st-year teacher in Morocco
professional- taught at a university in Indonesia
grad school take 2- student at University of Glasgow

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's exchange travel experiences and cultural perspectives. I like to cook and try new things. I'll show you around wherever I am and try to give you the inside scoop.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can have you over for coffee/tea.
We can go thrift store shopping together.
We can cook together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Indonesia, Morocco, Spain, United States

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