CURRENT MISSION:

to explore my new home in Japan, and to learn Japanese!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to make new friends as well as practice the languages I am learning.

Interests

Ballroom dancing, travel, languages, singing, cats, martial arts, food, and cooking.

• cats
• arts
• culture
• singing
• ballroom dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• traveling
• martial arts
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love nearly all music, the Harry Potter films and books, Cloud Atlas, Europa Europa, In Time, Dogrun, and Russian literature classics.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I interned for the Regional Security Office at US Embassy Skopje, Macedonia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to share my language learning knowledge and some of my favorite recipes. I also can probably be coaxed into teaching basic self defense classes. I travel extensively (my mother is a flight attendant), so if you're going somewhere, and you want some insider tips, just ask!

I would like to learn to scuba dive. Also magic tricks - I think it would be really cool to know a handful of those!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've taken culinary arts classes, and my family owns an Italian restaurant (we introduced pizza to the West Coast three generations ago), so I would be more than happy to cook something for you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Macedonia, Russian Federation, United States