CURRENT MISSION

survive my first semester of grad school & teaching at the uni level!

ABOUT ME

i like to laugh and travel and go on adventures. and that's why couch surfing is perfect - i get to do all three of those things with strangers who can quickly become friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

meetings, various hosts...good times. i like to just sit and chat and learn all about parts of the world i haven't been, and hopefully share my experiences with others as well.

Interests

laughing, learning, reading, exploring, walking, running, cute puppies & kitties, cinco, my (former) roommates, correspondence, pens, mexican food, french, france, cities, public transportation, interconnectedness, fall weather, marc jacobs, google reader, mp3 mix tapes, shopping, shoes, electric kettles, things that are purple, learning spanish.

• dining
• mexican food
• running
• walking
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

music (recently): ladyhawke, azure ray, junior boys, the appleseed cast, fever ray, lily allen, balmorhea, eisley, city and colour, la roux, propagandhi.

tv: LOST. grey's anatomy. gossip girl. big love. the office. my so-called life. freaks & geeks. six feet under. arrested development. the sopranos.

movies: wes anderson, jean-pierre jeunet, paul thomas anderson, darren aronofsky, pixar. american beauty. let the right one in. pan's labyrinth. dumb & dumber. mean girls. donnie darko. garden state.

books: the great gatsby, tender is the night, house of leaves, the sirens of titan, frankenstein, the sound & the fury, the fountainhead/atlas shrugged (despite my best intentions to dislike them), shark dialogues, angels in america, ishmael, endgame, hamlet, a midsummer night's dream, the time traveler's wife, lord of the rings, harry potter, city, ocean sea, heart of darkness, blindness, sons for the return home. greek epic poetry, e.e. cummings, emily dickinson, sylvia plath, marianne moore.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States