CURRENT MISSION

Recently moved to Paris, exploring the world

ABOUT ME

I've recently quit my job and relocated to Paris for graduate school in theatre and the performing arts.

PHILOSOPHY

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." (Confucius) I find beauty in nature, in art, in people, and in transformation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am just getting started with CouchSurfing. Friends have told me wonderful things about it, so I look forward to meeting people and getting to know the community.

Interests

the arts in all forms: music, visual art, theatre and performance, dance, poetry, design and architecture. I'm also interested in social enterprise, businesses whose primary aim is to create social benefit.

• arts
• poetry
• performing arts
• architecture
• design
• beauty
• dancing
• socializing
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Books that have changed my life in the past few years: The Places That Scare You, Pema Chodron; The Art of Possibility, Ben and Rosamund Zander; The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver; Community: The Structure of Belonging, Peter Block.
My favorite poet is Mary Oliver.
At the moment, I'm reading The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz and A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.

Movies: I gravitate toward documentaries. I also love beautifully told stories. There are some cult comedies I've watched more than 10 times: Airplane! and Office Space come to mind.

Music: Fairly omnivorous here. I have something like 30 Pandora stations, from Explosions in the Sky to Early Blues to Brazilian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Slovenia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States