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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To visit every continent and meet awesome new people along the way
ABOUT ME
Former NYC attorney who decided to throw it all away for something more. Travel is my everything. Unable to host at the moment but hopefully soon! I love meeting new people and discovering novel ways of looking at the world. So much to learn from other peoples' perspectives and experiences. I’m also a huge fan of trying local food and wine specialities since eating falls just below travel on my list of favorite things to do!
PHILOSOPHY
I try to mix things up and experience as much as I can in this short life. I’m a big believer that we learn so much from others and find that travel is a great gateway to broaden our horizons and to make meaningful connections.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I’ve been a member since 2005, but recently became active again and was pleasantly reminded how much I believe in the cause.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
My first Couchsurfing experience was with a girl in Llubljana, Slovenia. I wanted to bring back local wine and all the bottle shops were closed on Sundays so she graciously gave me a bottle of hers. Each and every experience since has been unique and enriching in its own way.
Interests
Travel, reading, writing, languages, hiking, film/theatre, anything food or drink-related, museums, women’s gymnastics, FIFA soccer, fashion, game nights, karaoke, Jeopardy
- fashion
- dining
- cooking
- wine
- shopping
- reading
- traveling
- hiking
- soccer
- gymnastics
- history
- languages
Music, Movies, and Books
Books: The Little Prince, Picture of Dorian Gray, Age of Innocence, Films: When Harry Met Sally, Grease, Annie Hall, Love Actually, Synechdoche NY, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Before Sunrise trilogy, Music: Cheesy 80s and 90s, having a country music moment so Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt are high on the list
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Hang-gliding in Rio, Hiking to the Lost City in Colombia, living the dream in Paris
Teach, Learn, Share
Happy to teach cooking/baking plus I’ve got decent design/stylist skills; also boring legal stuff or Business English
What I Can Share with Hosts
All things food and wine, pop culture knowledge and other random useless trivia you will never need
Countries I’ve Visited
Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Countries I’ve Lived In
France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States