CURRENT MISSION

To know France like the back of my hand by the end of this month.

ABOUT ME

I live in Portland, Oregon and I enjoy reading, writing, riding my bike, hiking and camping. I am quiet yet somehow outgoing at the same time. I will soon begin service for AmeriCorps as a senior housing repair coordinator, which means I will be helping older folks fix their homes. I cannot wait to begin a career in helping people rise up from poverty and other social disadvantages.

PHILOSOPHY

Get more out of it while you can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I live in NE Portland, and I'd love to show anybody around town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had two couch surfers from Chicago stay with me when I lived in southeast Portland... They were incredibly nice! We had a potluck the night that they stayed over, and they cleaned ALL of our dishes the next day before any of us woke up! I was pleasantly surprised. We also had a lot in common... It definitely enlightened my perspective on couch surfing.

Interests

Reading, writing, people watching, music, going to shows, cheap beer, arts and crafts, painting, black-and-white movies.

• arts
• writing
• beer
• potluck
• crafts
• flowers
• movies
• reading
• painting
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Jean Luc Godard, Jim Jarmusch, Wes Anderson, Woody Allen

Music: Broken Social Scene, Belle & Sebastion, Washed Out, Sigur Ros, Mum, Real Estate, Deerhunter, Atlas Sound, Kings of Convenience

Books: Jonathon Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Miranda July, Etgar Keret, Dave Eggers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen: The top of snow-capped Mt. Hood from a field of flowers.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States