CURRENT MISSION

To meet passionate, curious individuals that inspire me.

ABOUT ME

This past year, I studied abroad at the Université de Poitiers in France. I am a French major, and I absolutely love French literature (especially French poetry--Baudelaire and Apollinaire are my favorites!). It was by far the best year of my entire life (of my 22 years, atleast :P). I LOVE traveling and meeting new people. I love the couchsurfing site because it enables me to meet like-minded people that love adventure and discovering new places.

PHILOSOPHY

Although I'm young, I've had many life experiences, and I'm comfortable with spontaneity, instability and change. I have a very positive attitude about life and I try not to let others' negativity bring me down.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live in Paris and would love to meet up with other travelers/locals in the area. While I've taken a vacation from Couchsurfing for a year or so, I'd love to get back in and meet other travelers!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, I have couchsurfed twice--once in Athens, Greece and Toulouse, France. Both experiences were absolutely amazing. I couldn't believe just how generous my hosts were. I want to give back to the community and host others as well, once I have an acceptable accommodation. I love meeting new people and sharing my world with them.

Interests

Obviously, everyone on this site loves traveling, like myself. When I travel, I'm very fond of wine/beer tastings and exploring new areas :D As an American, I oftentimes crave an "authentic" experience while traveling--involving meeting and chatting with locals.

• animals
• literature
• poetry
• human rights
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Oof! Too many to name for this section. Maybe we can talk about it more when I meet you :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While I've had a lot of fun traveling around and meeting people, I guess the most gratifying experience I have had was biking around Nova Scotia in Canada for 3 weeks when I was 15 years old. I biked a total of 566 miles with the group. I never thought I could survive the whole trip, but I ended up pushing through it. At the end of the trip, I was able to bike up Cadillac Mountain in Maine. For an amateur biker like me, this was a really rewarding experience. Sadly, I am now terribly out of shape! There's no way I could do that again! :P

More recently, I'd have to say my experiences traveling independently. I met SO many inspiring individuals from all over the world.

This past February, I went to Israel and Palestine to visit friends who live there. I had always heard about the misery of checkpoints, but experiencing it firsthand and seeing it with your own eyes is incredible. When you see your friends being treated like second-class citizens in their own country it really moves you. After being shown such kindness and generosity in a Palestinian household, I was so emotionally moved and disturbed. I am so passionate about human rights and animal rights, and I really hope to do something with that in the future.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love meeting all kinds of people--but I prefer for them to be open-minded and accepting of others differences. With couchsurfing, you're bond to meet a gamut of individuals, so you better be prepared to accept others for who they are! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States