CURRENT MISSION

Exploring Baltimore and making friends!

ABOUT ME

I am a painter. I finished Masters degree at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine arts last year and spent the past year as a resident of Utica, NY for an artist residency at PrattMWP. I just moved to Baltimore to start an amazing teaching position and realized that I do not know anyone in the city, and wanted to get a head start on making some friends.

I spend a lot of time drawing, reading and building myself a rainforest in my apartment. I have a passion for figurative painting and storytelling and have an appreciation for almost anything historic.

I am fond of museum trips and going to the opera, or simply biking the streets discovering new possibilities. I love to go to farmers markets to dream up new recipes to treat my friends. I scour second hand bookshops for a good edition of a Tolstoy, Austen, or Charles Dickens whenever I pass one. I love a good adventure, I am not a hiker, but I will hike, not a climber but I will scale a waterfall, not a swimmer but will gladly get into a kayak on the sea.

I just learned how to ride a bicycle last summer, and have been obsessed with riding since then. I have been biking to Towson for work everyday...thats an excuse to eat ice cream when I get home right? In general, I would love to find someone who bikes in the city to explore Baltimore with me.

I will admit to being a touch awkward and very bubbly. I wear dresses almost every day and sing and dance when I am alone in the elevator. I am quirky and loyal to the people in my life.

I listen to an eclectic mix of music including motown, opera, and the contemporaries. My choices are based on voice and a beat that matches my walking speed.

PHILOSOPHY

You can probably figure it out if you aren't afraid to talk about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to join in on some activities!

Interests

Art, Museums, Botanic Gardens, Zoos, Farmer's Markets, Cooking Adventures, Picnics, Ethnic Restaurants, Bicycles, Adventures!

• arts
• humanities
• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• desserts
• baking
• walking
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• music
• opera
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• swimming
• art history
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy 18th and 19th century literature: Dickens, Bronte, Austen, you name it. Some of my favorite books have been Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Jane Eyre, Little Women, The Agony and the Ecstacy and the likes. I read a lot of color theory, drawing books and artist monographs. Of late, I have been sifting through an art history text book to prep for my lectures.
I like a variety of movies from comedies to thrillers and slasher flicks and the occasional animated disney situation.
I listen to Motown and Opera and whatever else comes across my ear with a rhythm and a decent voice.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a few months on an amazing artist residency in Australia!

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything art or art history!
Baking bread and desserts!
Cooking a variety of goodies.
Bicycle adventuring?