CURRENT MISSION

See as much as possible

ABOUT ME

In a past life, I worked in public radio. Now I work in a costume shop in Los Angeles.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed for the first time in Copenhagen. Could not have asked for a better host. :)

Interests

Chocolate, ballet, opera, theater, chapstick, reading, writing, drawing, nice pens, food, almost anything sweet, SAUNA

• writing
• theater
• ballet dancing
• dining
• chocolate
• sauna
• shopping
• flowers
• reading
• drawing
• opera
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I read A LOT, so it's a little hard for me to narrow it down. Here are a few: Peter Hessler is my favorite writer; "Rivertown" is his best book so far, I think. "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll (the true story of one of the first major computer hacker cases), "A Happy Marriage" by Rafael Yglesias (probably the best book I've read about a relationship). "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith. "LA Confidential" by James Ellroy. "Heat" by Bill Buford. I also read cover-to-cover The New Yorker, Saveur, W, Harpers Bazaar and Vogue. I love love love magazines. Longform.org is crack.

Music-wise... At the moment a lot of country -- Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley and Easton Corbin are at the top of my list. I grew up listening, playing and loving classical music and because of work I listen to a lot of opera.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Meeting Arab writer Sonallah Ibrahim at my bad ass professor's house in Cairo.

The train ride from Helsinki to Seinajoki -- the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can sew and make flowers from different kinds of paper.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, United States