I'm an English teacher currently living in a town in Galicia. I'm a pretty social person and love meeting new people. Also, I really like tea. So if you like chatting about tea, I'd love to nerd out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people and sharing stories about my life, as well as hearing stories about others' lives. One of my favorite parts of traveling is the people I get to meet. Couchsurfing is a great way to meet people from all over the world.

Interests

My main interests lately are writing (mostly fiction, but also creative non-fiction), playing music (trumpet, piano, ukulele, singing), and learning languages (currently improving my Spanish, as well as learning Japanese and German). Some of my other interests include reading (especially history and fiction), computer programming, video games, listening to music, anime, manga, and comics. I also work hard to master the art of internet snarkiness, and would say, with some arrogance, that I've done pretty well for myself. Also, I like people!

• arts
• writing
• singing
• comics
• anime
• video games
• reading
• music
• piano
• trumpet
• world music
• history
• languages
• ukulele
• tea
• manga

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: David Mitchell (especially Cloud Atlas), Neil Gaiman, George Saunders, Kurt Vonnegut, J.M. Coetzee (Waiting for the Barbarians), Toni Morrison, Stanley Crawford (The Log of the S.S. the Mrs. Unguentine), Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials), to name a few.

Movies: Dr. Strangelove, 12 Angry Men, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Royal Tenenbaums, Chinatown

TV Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Gravity Falls, Arrested Development

Anime: Hunter x Hunter, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Code Geass, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Baccano!, Barakamon, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Shokugeki no Soma, Mob Psycho 100

Manga: Hunter x Hunter, Pandora Hearts, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Boku no Hero Academia, Attack on Titan

Comics: East of West, Sex Criminals, Saga

Video Games: Bastion, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy Tactics, Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Advance Wars, Kingdom Hearts, Kentucky Route Zero, Shadow of the Colossus, Portal (1 & 2), Cave Story, Don't Starve

Music: Classical, jazz, Celtic music, Karnatak music, lots of indie bands. I have pretty diverse tastes.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled through the south of Chile (Patagonia, Chiloé) with a bag including clothes, a netbook, and a pocket trumpet. I played with a street band for an hour or so, which was awesome, and otherwise just wandered.

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak Spanish fluently, having lived in both Chile and Galicia. I'd be happy to talk about languages (whether I speak them or not), or discuss music, writing, history, you name it. Also, I have quite a few stories about my life that I'd love to share in exchange for some of yours. Hit me up!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have lots of stories to share. Do you want to hear about my travels in Chile? Or how I ended up living in a tent in Oakland, California for 3 months? Or about my time living at a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center? Or about my time working in city government? Just ask! I'm also not a bad cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Spain, United States