My current mission is to write, sing, and be silly with writers, singers and silly people.

I'm from New York City originally, but I've completely fallen in love with the mountain life since moving to Montana. I spent my whole life exploring cities, so it's been an amazing adventure exploring the wild west. (And it truly is wild. Did you know you can legally drink outside almost everywhere here?)

I finished my Master's degree in Public History from Trinity College Dublin in 2014, and moved to Montana shortly thereafter. I'm currently working at my dream job, managing an historic mansion/museum here in Butte, while also recording my second album of original music. Keeping pretty busy in the wake of post-graduation "what am i doing with my life?" mania.

"Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." -Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My favorite thing in the world is listening to people's stories. Who are your people? Tell me.

Interests

Folk music, crossword puzzles, biking, writing, comedy, pop culture, American history, and I have an overwhelmingly nerdy passion for Greek and Roman mythology.

• writing
• singing
• folklore
• drinking
• puzzles
• music
• folk music
• cycling
• cultural studies
• history
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, She & Him, The National, The Mountain Goats, Tegan and Sara, Bob Dylan, First Aid Kit, Andrew Bird, Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver, Joan Baez, Anais Mitchell, Antje Duvekot, Aimee Mann, The Smiths, The Swell Season, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, The Mamas and the Papas

Movies:
The Wes Anderson Ouvre, When Harry Met Sally, Pirate Radio, Before Sunrise, Serenity, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Almost Famous, The Princess Bride, A Night at the Opera, The Philadelphia Story

Books: Chuck Klosterman, Italo Calvino, John Steinbeck, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My favorite city to visit is New Orleans, a place I fell in love with over the course of 3 years as an on-and-off Katrina clean-up volunteer. As a tradition, the group I went with would lift everyone up onto the Industrial Canal Levee, a feat I was never able to conquer until Summer 2008. Sitting on that levee and looking over this amazing yet devastated city was as close to a spiritual experience as I have ever come.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn as many languages as I can. As for teaching, I can share my knowledge and understanding of the NYC Subway system, and if that's not mind-gold, I don't know what is.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cookies! I'm a spectacular baker. I'm not sure if that's what this section was exactly aiming for, but that's what I'm good at. Give me an oven and I will give you cookies.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States