I'm from Santa Cruz, California and went to university in Portland, Oregon. I've lived in France for two years, Strasbourg and Grenoble, where I studied French and taught English at a high school. I also spent a summer in Florence, Italy where I studied art conservation and fresco painting. I love playing music and singing and I'm always learning new songs on my ukulele or practicing folk songs with my friends around a bonfire. A big passion of mine is social dancing (swing, blues, salsa, contra, etc) and exploring the dance scene in the cities I visit.

I'm interested in environmentalism and living a minimal waste style and one day I hope to have a little homestead in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.

I'm currently living in Krakow, Poland studying Polish and would love to meet any travelers and locals to explore the city with :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Like most people I like the idea of connecting locals with travelers and I am happy to participate in this global exchange.
I'm looking to meet up with locals in the area to make new friends. Think we will get along? Send me a message!

Interests

art, celtic music, social dancing, movies, knitting, photography, musicals, language, travel, and hiking.

• arts
• photography
• ballroom dancing
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• hiking
• environmentalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: What We Do in the Shadows; The Darjeeling Limited; Le Tableau; Fargo.

Music: Lord Huron, Wild Child; Pearl and the Beard; T Sisters; The Hush Sound; ZAZ

Books: White Fang; Don't Sleep There are Snakes; Yes My Accent is Real; Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I studied art conservation and fresco painting in Florence, Italy.

I visited Greenland which is a country I never thought I'd go to.

I hiked a mountain at midnight to watch a meteor shower.

Currently compete in ballroom dancing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can do a language exchange with you, play music, cook dinner, etc. I'm up for anything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Poland, United States