ABOUT ME

I'm 25. I live in LA, I teach high school physics, and I'm in the process of packing. I'm traveling to Scandinavia this summer for a few weeks with a friend, and then I'm going to backpack around to who-knows-where by myself for a few more. Then I'll be moving to DC where hopefully I can find a job in public policy or consulting. Mostly though I hope I find a good network of fabulous people out there.

I grew up in Chicago, and I went to college at UPenn in Philly. I was an actress for 6 months out here, but I hated the lifestyle. Who knew?

I really like animals. I also really like going fast - be it in cars, motorcycles, on horses, in speed boats, and sometimes in life :)

PHILOSOPHY

Trying to resist the notion that first one to your MBA wins. Relationships, of all kinds, will always be my favorite things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm not sure. I just joined!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've only had the informal kind of staying with friends in between leases and having friends stay with me.

Interests

Food, coffee, good conversation, ramen noodles (oh, I guess I mentioned food), boats, naps, photography, dancing, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics, wine, tequila.

• animals
• horses
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• motorcycles
• traveling
• cars
• backpacking
• economics
• physics
• psychology
• public policy

Music, Movies, and Books

I usually don't really enjoy watching movies. My mind wanders or I would rather be talking to the person next to me. But I did really enjoy It's A Wonderful Life, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Gia, The Graduate, Erin Brockovich, Maria Full of Grace.

I actually don't usually enjoy books for the same reason. I know it's weird. But I do enjoy Malcolm Gladwell's books, and Neruda's poetry.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sitting in the back of a pickup going 80 in the empty, expansive Atacama desert in northern Chile. Sun was setting, had some amazing people with me. Wind from every direction :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people all about
*Physics (at least at the high school level)
*Psychology
*Life as an actress

I want to learn about
*Photography
*Cooking
*Other ways to live your life

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States