CURRENT MISSION

make the most of a late spring in France

ABOUT ME

In July 2010, I left my corporate job to begin traveling and freelancing for a year. I had been working in a windowless office, and decided that I would make the most of my time enjoying daylight again, traveling around the US and WWOOFing & traveling in France.

PHILOSOPHY

I learn by experience and choose to try a number of things to see what life could be like through a variety of choices.

I was raised in a conservative home and continue to wrestle with what religion is and what faith will look like in my life, but carry on from that an overall desire to share a love for life and humanity with others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I always love to tell people the best places to go in NYC and what to skip. I'm new to couchsurfing, and once I have an apartment again in NYC , I plan to host other surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've spent the last 7 months staying on the floors and couches of friends around the US, but I'm new to the CS community--I look forward to meeting new people and sharing experiences moving forward.

Interests

MUSIC

ART/ARCHITECTURE: visiting museums/galleries (prefer 20th century modern & design), learning/discussing art history, and creating visual art

FOOD: trying new things, cooking, going out, wine, beer

TRAVEL

GAMES: backgammon, cards, learning a game from your culture

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• graphic design
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• music
• wrestling
• art history
• freelancing
• history
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: New York, I love you; The Darjeeling Limited; Amelie; Lost in Translation; Crash; Two Days in Paris; Blue Valentine; Once; Garden State; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; O, Brother Where Art Thou?

MUSIC: Mumford & Sons; Fink; MGMT; Phoenix; Adele; Sufjan Stevens; Feist; Needtobreathe; indie singer-songwriters

BOOKS: Drop City; A Million Miles in a Thousand Years; Velvet Elvis; Bible; Essays of EB White;

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent 6 weeks in Senegal in 2007, in the capital city of Dakar, with travels in the country to a rural village with no electricity called Keur Sedaro and former French colonial sites like Ile St. Louis. It was the first time I experienced life as a true outsider and minority.

Teach, Learn, Share

I hope to continue to improve my French and learn about the way of life for other people.

I'm a professional graphic designer and a hobbyist of art history--I love to share any knowledge I have in these fields.

Countries I’ve Visited

Senegal, Slovakia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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