Formerly a CS veteran, on extended sabbatical.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To see the world, meet people, and further the arts.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed: Bratislava, Ljulbljana, Budapest, Zagreb, Pula, Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Rennes, Toulouse, Nimes, Marseille, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, New York, Vancouver BC and San Francisco.

Toured the Portrait Project: Avignon, Marseille, Barcelona, Nimes, Paris, Rome, Bratislava, Budapest, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Pula, Brussels, Antwerp.

Interests

I enjoy purposefully getting lost in new cities, bookstores, learning new things, climbing trees, finding secret spots in the woods (and secret beaches), morning jogs in ancient cities, writing and receiving postcards, discussing articles from Le Monde Diplomatique, playing chess, and talking to strangers on the street.

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• cooking
• chess
• blogging
• drawing
• hiking
• rock climbing
• swimming
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I generally like films d'auteur, with a random vampire movie thrown in for good measure.

Music: Psych rock, French coldwave & cheesy synthpop.

Books: I'm looking to get into reading more fiction by women.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Discovering the "other" catacombs of Paris.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States

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