CURRENT MISSION

Back in Austin! I'm excited to explore the area with fresh eyes and meet new people who could become new friends.

ABOUT ME

Texan to the bone - but I never knew it until I left... I love traveling and attempting to learn languages. I've done fairly well with French so far and like to pick up various phrases from different languages just for fun. I took a break from school for 3 years during which I worked as a manager of a wireless help desk for a couple of Fortune 500 companies. I started private tutoring and got inspired to get back into teaching. I was in NYC from Aug 2015 - Jan 2018 doing a Master's program to teach French as a foreign language to adult learners (ages beyond K-12).

PHILOSOPHY

"We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore." ~Andre Gide...
I don't know about the afterlife or even reincarnation - just that this is our one life that we know right here, right now. So I intend to live it fully.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Dec. 22 2007 I set off for my first experience with some cool guys in Switzerland!! It was amazing! I was there about a week and would love to go back for more someday! CSed in Barcelona, Granada, and also Angers, France. Last time I CSed in Europe was in 2008 in Ireland - nice folk over there!
I last couchsurfed in San Francisco over New Years Eve 2009ish. It was a blast!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I found out about CouchSurfing from a friend of mine who traveled around the world for 8 months alone. I trusted his opinion about the whole thing and haven't regretted it since.

I enjoy meeting travelers for a coffee or attending some live music, going for a hike or swim, etc.

Interests

I love photography, movies, books, pool/billiards, music (live especially!), food and drink, good company, great conversation and laughing! I also LOVE hiking, swimming, camping and canoeing :-D and star-gazing...

• books
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors I love: Joanne Harris (Chocolat), Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), John Grisham (A Time to Kill), Richard Bach (Illusions: the Adventures of a Relunctant Messiah - most popular is Jonathan Livingston Seagull), Tracy Chevalier and so many more!
Music: 311, incubus, sublime, jimi hendrix, doors, tool, india arie, Regina Spektor, carla bruni, other french stuff
Movies: Dream a Little Dream, Chocolat, Amelie, Stigmata, the Goonies, A Time to Kill, Finding Forrester, Something's Gotta Give, Spaceballs, Powder, the Saint, The Count of Monte Cristo, Austin Powers (all 3 baby!), Die Hard (all 4!), Back to the Future (les trois!), Indiana Jones (the 3), (man i like trilogies!) - not so into horror

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent almost 3 years in NYC! Huge adventure. ...

Mt. Etna - the largest, active volcano in Europe, near Catania, Sicily, Italy - absolutely mind-blowing and beautiful.
The Golden Gate Bridge was fantastic.
Stonehenge is definitely up there...
Hmmm also the starry night in the middle of the Texas hill country - certainly deserves mention

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you some French! or English :)
I'd like to learn..... how to cook more and also other languages.
Let's share funny stories or ones that touch the heart - those are good too =)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Martinique, United States

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