CURRENT MISSION

looking for the next big thing

ABOUT ME

Formerly worked for DC Public Schools. Former PC Volunteer, first in Romania, then PC Response in The Gambia. Now back in the US for a while...

PHILOSOPHY

i believe in causes. i also believe we can be passionate about different ones without making either of us a bad person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Finally got verified and contributed to CouchSurfing :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

mostly with PC volunteers, and then one amazing CS experience in San Antonio. and then also an amazing hosting experience with some amazing new yorkers

Interests

thrift shopping, good wine, human rights, mail that actually comes in a mailbox (you know, like the one outside your house). singing a capella, traveling as frequently as my meager paycheck will allow, reading bukowski out loud while intoxicated, dancing to indie rock in dark spaces, cooking.

i was going to update this list, but it pretty much still applies. lot of solitary time in peace corps, so i fluctuate between lots of solitary activity and needing to get out

• singing
• dancing
• causes
• education
• human rights
• cooking
• wine
• shopping
• thrifting
• reading
• traveling
• music
• rock climbing
• teaching
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

lately: the blow, sia, regina specktor, the new interpol (well, new to me. god knows when it came out), spoon, flight of the conchords, sam cooke

a bout de souffle (godard), buffalo '66, my life without me, the sweet hereafter, the opposite of sex, secretary, waking life,wet hot american summer, next stop wonderland, wit, high fidelity, once, say anything, heathers, donnie darko, the virgin suicides, you can count on me, before sunrise, before sunset, reality bites, the kill bill movies, sideways, city of god, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (everytime i watch this movie i'm reminded of how amazing it is...), hotel rwanda, you and me and everyone we know.

any and all bukowski, especially love is a dog from hell, ee cummings, the lottery and other stories (shirley jackson), the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime, the unbearable lightness of being, house of leaves, the hottest state (ethan hawke. yes - that ethan hawke. check it out.), camus, vonnegut, flannery o'connor, graham greene.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

climbing the swiss alps by myself.

or, if you want to get really particular, introducing sensory vests and brushes to kids with special needs in romania and seeing how they reacted.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach:
-special education
-film
-indie music

learn:
-anything having to do with ngo management/development work
-constantly learning more about special education and education in general

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Gambia, Romania, United States

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