CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the US and Canada. And maybe Iceland.

ABOUT ME

I have curly hair.

PHILOSOPHY

"It's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart." - O Brother Where Art Thou?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I lived in Qatar, I would host folks as passing through Doha. I also spread the word about CouchSurfing to the uninitiated, and have had a couple of amazing experiences surfing in Turkey and Belgium!

Interests

Reading, running, languages, hip-hop, fashion, cupcakes, travel

• arts
• fashion
• running
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• surfing
• languages
• logic

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - The Once and Future King, The Martian Chronicles, Angela's Ashes, anything by David Sedaris or Ursula K. Le GuinMovies - Inception, Inside Man, The Band's Visit, Lost in Translation, the Lord of the Rings series, O Brother Where Art Thou?, zombie moviesMusic - Lots of things, from Beethoven to Ella Fitzgerald to the White Stripes to Jay-Z! I don't care for techno or electronica, though.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I visited East Timor twice for work and had more fun than I ever expected.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to make "Magic Cookie Bars," which are colloquially known by my friends as "Crack Cookies" because they're as addictive as (but do not actually contain) drugs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Singapore, Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Countries I’ve Lived In

Qatar, Thailand, United States