CURRENT MISSION

To collect my travel experiences in photographs and sketches, strengthen my friendships with my travel companions, and to love the world for what it is.

ABOUT ME

I'm a PhD student studying food security and maternal nutrition in Northern Italy. I love to cook, play music, and go to art galleries. I am an international burlesque, drag, and cabaret performer who has performed in the United States and United Kingdom.

PHILOSOPHY

Stay positive, stay sweet, and the world will reciprocate.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

To make new friends and contribute to the wholesome, reciprocal, global travel community.

Centres d'intérêt

Film, Reading, Service Projects, Knitting, Blogging, Taking Photos, Spoken Word.

• pets
• writing
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• knitting
• music
• spoken word
• anthropology
• burlesque
• cabaret
• drag

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Music: Indie Rock, Math Rock, Fuzz-folk, Folk-punk
Favourites: Death Cab For Cutie, Decemberists, The Mountain Goats, The Front Bottoms, AJJ, Covet, Neutral Milk Hotel

Films: Wes Anderson
Favourites: Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums

Books: I used to be a librarian, so most books and genres.
Favourites: Haruki Murakami / Mary Roach

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Held bio-luminescent jellyfish in my hands, late at night.

Spent a summer delivering newborn babies in the largest hospital in Banjul, The Gambia.
Pet several crocodiles in West Africa (Bad idea, great story).

Befriended a former Prime Minister.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I can knit, and would love to teach anyone willing to learn.
I can also give extensive information about how to start a sourdough starter.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

Wonderful stories, recipes, and musical accompaniment on the ukulele.

Pays que j'ai visités

Australia, Canada, Gambia, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Wales

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States