CURRENT MISSION

Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one should preserve it. -Anais Nin

ABOUT ME

I hate Donald Trump. It feels like every day I wake up and read the news about his actions and feel depressed.

I'm friendly and goofy and love to take care of people. I enjoy drinking and going out as well as relaxing and talking. I love to see new places and meet the people who live in them. I will go to any event or place that you think is worth it.

As far as my familiarity with other US cities go, I went to University of Pittsburgh and have spent time in Philadelphia / Baltimore / Washington D.C. and many others.

I have also spent a good bit of time in France - first studying in Nantes, then as a teaching assistant near Lille for a school year.

I play in kickball, volleyball and dodgeball leagues. I can cook. I really like poetry. I wish i could garden. I like anything funny. Sometimes I dance - preferably to good 80s/new wave music.

PHILOSOPHY

I know its a cliche, but its true: live life to the fullest - take risks - have fun - enjoy. I also think knowledge and education is important and should be continual.

And laugh a lot.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was hosting a lot before, but now I'm back to surfing. Hoping to hit up Italy some day.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Rad, the best, in love with it. One couchsurfer repaired a door hinge at my house once. So all future surfers have a lot to live up to :) ;) ;) ;)

Interests

people, wine, beer, muuusic, philosophy, literature, language, art, volleyball, working out, pittsburgh football & hockey, thrifting/vintage shops, cooking, travelling, figuring out this world, what's going on in it, and how to make it better

also: figuring out how to help people in small ways, learning to snowboard, doggies and kitties, hiking, movies, music festivals

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: drive, clockwork orange, quentin tarantino films, sex and lucia, amelie, star wars, richard linklater films, breakfast club, i heart huckabees, garden state, the notebook, the nightwatch, sin city, lord of the rings, fight club, pan's labrynth, eagle vs. shark, life acquatic, what we do in the shadows

music: i love music...i appreciate american indie rock, electronica, new wave, rock and roll, punk, blues, hip hop, good pop, etc but i am open to anything i find to be lovely...

books: east of eden, choke, a small place, the sound and the fury, a clockwork orange, catcher in the rye, jazz, a history of the world in 10 and a half chapters, arcadia

Teach, Learn, Share

can teach: play king's cup. english/french. eggplant caponata.

trying to learn: economics, games, more history, anything nerdy about computers/internet/IT stuff

What I Can Share with Hosts

My brain, laughs, and gifts

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, France, Mexico, Switzerland, United States

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