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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Arabic, French, Italian
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Educator, artist, writer
  • the best learning is done out of the classroom
  • From New York, NY, USA
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Visit green/sustainable schools.

Travel to learn, be in nature.

ABOUT ME

I am on a relentless mission to fill up my brain with many cool new things. It's great and I am truly enjoying myself.

PHILOSOPHY

do what thrills you

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I think it's a brilliant idea Never surfed a couch through the site. Have given recommendations for visiting New York. And would gladly give recommendations for Oahu as well. I spent 6 month’s living and working on the north shore and had a great experience.

Interests

music, film, art, written word, plays on words, wit, openmindedness, friendly funny people! Languages! Lots of things really.
Just not really sports, snobbery, classics, hunting or Horror.

  • arts
  • humanities
  • interior design
  • music
  • hiking
  • languages
  • sustainability
  • organic farming
  • urban farming

Music, Movies, and Books

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto
The Beekeeper of Aleppo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking Cinque Terre.
Beautiful and literally breathtaking.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to talk about linguistics, education, nature, random bits of information I acquire throughout my travels. I also love to learn things!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of conversation. I love to talk about anything. I also love speaking and learning different languages so I can teach you whatever I know and would love to learn what you know! I also enjoy cooking and would love to make a meal together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Puerto Rico, United States

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