CURRENT MISSION

To live and to Dare.

ABOUT ME

An Urban Studies/PPE (Politics, Philosophy, Economics) major at Penn, just finished up the year abroad in the wonderful city of Lyon, France. I'm back in West Philly. It's good to be back, but I miss Lyon terribly... I have a huge, semi-crazy family who I love to death and who make my life worthwhile, teaching me the values of laughter, good food, goofing off and showing your love.

PHILOSOPHY

Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
-The Boss

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I adore my city and have been lucky enough to live, work, play and grow up in it. Nothing would give me more pleasure then to share the city, the people, the neighborhoods, the history, the charm, the sporting teams, and the attitude of my city to anyone who is interested.

Interests

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Goalkeeping... Watching, playing, talking Soccer.
Horseback riding... Dressage, Cross, HorseBall
Sports Team... Olympique Lyonnais, Eagles and Phils
Discussions/Debates... whether it's politics, urban planning (preferred topic), philosophy, life style, eagles prospects for next year or best cheesesteak place, I'd love to talk...
A huge dork for urban planning projects, city development, neighborhood improvement intiatives...
Murals... Philly is the mural capital of the world, and I worked 9 months with the Mural Arts Program, I love this program and continue to maintain touch with the goings-on, one really remarkable aspect of Philly you can't miss (muralarts.org)
SAFE... Work with a women's health organization, (safephila.org) that has opened my eyes and my heart to the people of Philly...
Outdoors... Live just off Appalachian Trail (leader for an orientation program for Frosh at Penn where we hike the AT), love biking, running, riding, etc. Just learned how to snowboard and am essentially obsessed

• arts
• dining
• running
• politics
• magic
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• equestrian
• hiking
• snowboarding
• sports
• soccer
• economics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors... John Irving, Charles Dickens, Bryce Courtenay, Douglas Coupland, Nick Hornby, Jonathan Safran Foer, Dr. Suess, Satrapi, e.e. cummings
Books: The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran), A Prayer for Owen Meany (Irving), Bleakhouse (Dickens), my journals...
Movies: In love with Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman and John Cusack therefore love Cool Hand Luke, Rainman, Moonlight Mile, High Fidelity, Little Miss Sunshine
Music: my brother's voice (offthebeat.net), Bruce Springsteen, Pinback, Death Cab for Cutie, Dean Fields, Radiohead, Yann Tiersen, Rocket Summer, David Gray, Lhasa, Paris Combo, Soaud Massi...always open to suggestions in any and all of the above.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been picked for the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship. Which means I get paid to study in Rabat, Morocco and get my masters in Urban Planning!! I am stoked. So, I hope that counts as an amazing thing I will be doing in 2008.

Teach, Learn, Share

I just finished my URBS thesis, and it's on the implementation of a Public-Use bicycle program in Philadelphia, you know, like Vélo'v (Lyon)and Vélib (Paris) and Bicing (Barcelona) and many other places in Europe. So I'm neck deep in that, running a conference in January for the local government and public, we might have a program soon! So I guess I could share a bit about that.
Would love to learn anything you wish to share. Want to learn Moroccan Arabic...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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