CURRENT MISSION

to travel and meet good people and live conscientiously with an open heart and mind!

ABOUT ME

i grew up in seattle, washington in the u.s. i went to new york university and university of washington (seattle) for college, and currently tufts university (boston)for grad school as a phd student in literature. i've travelled to japan (tokyo and kobe) many times to visit my family. i love to meet new people and explore new places (of course!). i try to keep an open mind and heart. i love to go to live music shows, read, write, people watch, walk, eat out, hike, philosophize. i am interested in civil rights, human rights, poetry, literature, history, philosophy, social/political theory, music, social and political activism.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

hmm..well i am looking forward to participating more, at the moment i am just beginning as a couchsurfer and soon to be host.

Interests

• literature
• poetry
• civil rights
• human rights
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• live music
• hiking
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

movies. lost in translation, mrs. palfrey at the claremont, amelie, dancer in the dark, annie hall, east of eden, a trip to the moon, institute benjamenta and a few others
music. malkmus and pavement, elliot smith, radiohead, death cab, pinback, stars, modest mouse, blonde redhead, medeski martin and wood, t. monk, some contemporary experimental jazz and classical, leonard cohen, bob dylan, and many many others i can't think of at the moment.
books! white boy shuffle by paul beatty, the toughest indian in the world by sherman alexie, sent for you yesterday by john edgar wideman, the father of the predicaments by heather mchugh, lost lunar baedeker by mina loy, nightwood by djuna barnes, tracks by louise erdrich, another country by james baldwin, and peter carey short stories...pier paolo pasolini, gilbert sorrentino, aimee bender, italo calvino... and more!

Teach, Learn, Share

i love teaching, learning and sharing. i do it for a living.

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States