CURRENT MISSION

I want to soak it all up!

ABOUT ME

I can cook a mean southern meal, but watch out--I use a lot of butter! I am the sweetest thing since spun honey, and I laugh at everything. I just like to have a good time, and I like it when other people have a good time too. I prefer white wine to red. I like my whiskey on the rocks. I will pick the hole-in-the-wall over the white table cloth any day. I put my elbows on the table when I eat. I always say please and thank you, and I am the cleanest person you've ever met in your life.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is most evident in us when we are most satisfied in it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am brand new to this community. I am traveling in a couple of weeks, and I want to get to know more about how to host so that I can help people traveling in / around NYC.

Interests

I work for an amazing company that is doing amazing things. I am super involved in education right now, and that is pretty fulfilling. If I can get my hands dirty, cook a good meal, see something I've never seen before, or meet new people, I am definitely interested. I thought I wanted to be a doctor, so I worked to prepare cadavers for the medical school in college. I then moved to New York City, and now I work with teachers all over the world.

• education
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• white wine
• traveling
• painting
• teaching
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Angela's Ashes, The Alchemist, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming, Kate Remembered, Hot Flat and Crowded, Hunger Games

Movies: The Lord of the Rings, The Sound of Music, A Beautiful Mind, Steel Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes, Moulin Rouge, and anything Disney

Shows: A Little Night Music, In the Heights, Billy Elliot, The Lion King, Brief Encounter, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jerusalem

TV: Glee, Modern Family, HGTV

Music: Ella Fitzgerald, Jamie Cullum, Adele, Ben Folds, Carpenters, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Glee, Jay Brannan, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Michael Buble, Nina Simone, Queen, Christmas music, Yacht channel on Pandora

Food: Angelika Kitchen, Lasagna, Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes, Cherry Dump Cake, Yeast Rolls, Cookies, Pad Thai, Oatmeal, Bananas, Blueberries, my momma's buttermilk biscuits

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'll never forget seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time. I felt so small. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

The first time I held my nephews (two of my brothers had babies the same week in January this year) was a life changing moment. I never knew I could love something so much.

My grandparents, both in their late 70's, still maintain a few acres of crop land. They have not only enough food to give to family, but they also give food away to friends. The first time I saw them harvest a crop was so special.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you how to cook a comfort food dinner. Learn: I would like to learn how to paint an oil painting. Share: I think if we open up and share our lives, this world will be a better place.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cyprus, France, Germany, Iran, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States