CURRENT MISSION

See and appreciate. Listen and learn.

ABOUT ME

I love it when a foreign place becomes not so foreign. I like to talk and yearn for discussions that broaden my horizons. New points of view excite me.

PHILOSOPHY

"I can only recommend perspective and distance. Awareness of all the most dangerous kinds of vanity, both in others and in ourselves. A good mind. A modest certainty about the meaning of things. Gratitude for the gift of life and the courage to take responsibility for it. Vigilance of spirit."
~Vaclav Havel

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have had amazing experiences in London, Prague and Budapest and hope to continue in the future. Have been lucky to have amazing hosts and meet a ton of awesome people who all seem to be as passionate about travel as I am.

Interests

Politics, Movies (really...I know far too much about celebrities, as well), Meeting new people/traveling the world. You know, all that good stuff.

• politics
• movies
• traveling
• knitting

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Princess Bride, Dr Strangelove, I Heart Huckabees, Amelie, In the Lives of Others, Wild Strawberries, Little Children, Ghostbusters II, Predator, All About Eve, Rear Window, Shopgirl, Monty Python, American Beauty, Spinal Tap, I Am Sam, Annie Hall....I can go on and on....

Music: Bob Dylan, Cat Power, Joni Mitchell, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, CCR, Elvis Costello, Imogen Heap, Decemberists, Jimi Hendrix, Dire Straits, Bat For Lashes, Devendra Banhart, Lily Allen, Martha Wainwright, Coconut Records, Aretha, Death Cab, Cold War Kids, The Kills, Feist, Jackson 5, John Lennon, Jose Gonsalez, The Knife, Leona Naess, Little Dragon...I can go on and on....

Books: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Atlas Shrugged, Crime and Punishment, Portrait of a Lady (so far)...political commentaries and analysis

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn to knit and to speak french without becoming tongue-tied.

Still thinking about something to share...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Sweden, United States