Lived in China 6 years working as an international literature teacher, graphic designer, and editor. Been back in the US for 4 years, recently bought my own house--a fixer upper--which keeps me busy! Currently getting my MBA.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

People. It's all about people.

Interests

Traveling, rugby, painting, running, biking, eating and making delicious ethnic foods, red wine, reading (good literature...no harlequins or Daniel Steel for me!), Broadway, opera, jazz, horseback riding, hiking, deep discussions, football, college American football, David Sedaris

• writing
• books
• literature
• design
• graphic design
• running
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• jazz
• opera
• cycling
• equestrian
• hiking
• skydiving
• american football
• soccer
• rugby
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: One Hundred Years of Solitude, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Boy Detective Fails, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, The Iliad, Till We Have Faces, Crime and Punishment, Candide, Harry Potter, The Man Who Was Thursday, Till We Have Faces, Silence, Things Fall Apart, much more...

Music: Robyn, Röyksopp, Sia, Die Antwoord, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most amazing experiences was skydiving in New Zealand. Unbelievably beautiful, and one of the biggest rushes of my life.

Met my favorite author, got written into his most recent book.

Traveled. Lived.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm open to learning anything and everything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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