My name is Annie, and I'm from a beautiful little town in rural New York, USA. I'm currently on a gap year, traveling throughout France before beginning university. I'm eager to meet new people, experience different ways of life, and improve my French. So far I've volunteered at a bed and breakfast, lived in the alps for a month, and taken French language courses in the city of Tours, worked as an Au Pair, and lived at a Buddhist monastery.

I love being with children, cooking together, sharing delicious food, knitting, running, hiking, being in nature, stargazing, backpacking, unicycling, playing board games, drinking tea, reading and watching movies.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of my many reasons for taking a gap year is to witness as many corners of the world as I can - to meet as many people, see as many different ways of life, and exchange as much as possible. It's a privilege to share your world for a little while!

Interests

• writing
• poetry
• cooking
• meditation
• gardening
• politics
• knitting
• podcasts
• guitar
• spoken word
• feminism
• climate change

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Princess Bride, Lost in Translation, Paris Je t'aime, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Grand Budapest Hotel, any Jane Austen adaptation, Life of Pi, Boyhood, Carol, Juno, Silver Linings Playbook

Books: All the Light We Cannot See, The Help, Wild (Cheryl Strayed), Lord of the Rings, Eragon, Secret Life of Bees, Beloved (Toni Morrison), A Prayer for Owen Meany

Music: Folk and Indie/Alternative rock, Norah Jones, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Andrew Bird, Simon & Garfunkel, Bon Iver, Alt-J, Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens, the Head and the Heart, Vampire Weekend, Beirut

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Left home at the age of 18 to travel solo.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm happy to teach you to knit or help improve your English. I'd love a bit of French practice in return.

What I Can Share with Hosts

An extra hand around the house, life stories and book recommendations, an extra perspective, whatever is needed!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States