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ABOUT ME

I'm a recent graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. I grew up in Austin, Texas.

PHILOSOPHY

"... to die young, as late as possible."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Meeting friends in Egypt, being hosted at an apartment in İstanbul and having crazy times there. I hope to use CS much more now that I'm in Jordan :)

Interests

My biggest passion is for linguistics. In addition to my native English, I know a decent amount of Arabic, and I am able to get by in Italian. I also love music, history, culture, good coffee, good tea, and good food.

• culture
• dining
• coffee
• music
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

---- MUSIC ----
Indie / Folk / Freak Folk:
Sigur Rós, Regina Spektor, Feist, Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, Nick Drake, Beirut, Cat Power

Arabic:
Fairuz, Lena Chamamyan, Asmahan, Umm Kulthoum, Ghada Shbeir, Marcel Khalifé, Najwa Karam, Tony Hanna

Classical:
Sergei Rachmaninov, Samuel Barber, Igor Stravinsky, Peter Tchaikovsky

---- MOVIES ----
Caramel, Pan's Labyrinth, The Syrian Bride, The Band's Visit, V for Vendetta, The Fifth Element, The Color of Pomegranates, The Tree of Life

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Losing sense of time in Wadi Rum, the most surreal place I've ever been to.

visited 17 states (7.55%)Create your own visited map of The World

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a certification to teach English to speakers of other languages. So I can teach you English, and you could teach me your language (right now Arabic is my #1 interest)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, United States