ABOUT ME

I'm a music junkie to put it lightly. I love art overall and want to work in the nonprofit sector in performance arts. (I know, no pay, but it's art and a passion, so I'm ok with that.) I'm kind of a hybrid in that I love to go out to dance and party with my friends, but also to stay at home to read a good book or watch a movie. Just depends on my mood/energy level.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is beautiful. I try to constantly remember that as I go through it by treating everyone in a loving, beautiful manner. Pay attention to the best in someone (and yourself!) and you won't be bogged down with the trials and tribulations of this life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I'm unable to host anyone on a couch, because of school, work, family, and travel. If I'm in town however, I'm more than willing to show someone around and give them the local's insider view of Lawrence, KS (where I'm at school) or of St. Louis (my actual home). If you're in either, let me know and I'll do what I can.

Interests

Music, life, reading, cooking, photography, ZUMBA!, music, running, St. Louis Cards, cardio dance classes, and music

• arts
• books
• performing arts
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• running
• zumba
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Shadow Lands, Great Escape, V For Vendetta, All About Eve, Dirty Dozen, Irony of Fate or Enjoy your Bath!, How to Steal a Million, Schindler's List, Annie Hall, Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run), Henry V (1989 with Kenneth Branagh), The Hunt for Red October, general Shurik films, Longest Day, Stalog 17, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Star Wars, Indiana Jones Series,
Books: Man and Master, Crime and Punishment, The Great Divorce, Death of Ivan Ilych, Things Fall Apart, Fathers and Sons, The Idiot, Henry V, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Pride and Prejudice, The Kreutzer Sonata, Much Ado About Nothing, and anything by CS Lewis, or William Inge.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have a tendency to go to record stores in foreign countries and haggle the price down for old LPs. Best acquisitions as of yet: Russian edition of Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit (St. Petersburg, RU), Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles (Munich, Germany).

Teach, Learn, Share

Love all and you can do them no harm.

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