Studied "rhetoric and media studies" in Eastern Washington. Grew up in the suburbs of NYC. Lived in Seattle for a few years before coming to Shantou to teach English. Now living in Brooklyn. Former bookseller, current grad student (MA in TESOL) and teacher of ESOL to adult immigrants.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used couchsurfing while studying abroad and traveling in the UK and China and at various other random times; hosted a little in Seattle! Sadly our in Brooklyn is too small to host, but we'd love to show you around!

Interests

biking, television, reading wikipedia articles about horror movies that I'm too afraid to watch, watching people play video games on youtube, used bookstores, prison abolition

• arts
• theater
• festivals
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Frances Ha, 28 Days Later, Wizard People Dear Reader, Twilight, The Shining, The Lobster

TV: Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Adventure Time, Brooklyn 99, Terrace House

music: The Blow, Sparklehorse, Frank Ocean, Angel Olsen, Yaeji

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One-on-One Festival at the Battersea Arts Centre (2011)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to bake a loaf of sourdough bread using sourdough starter!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Ireland, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom, United States

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