I'm a young filmmaker taking a gap year in Europe before going back to America to start my career. I teach English in Avignon, France and studied French and Creative Video in my University's Journalism Department.

Given my entrepreneurial spirit, I plan to start a YouTube channel when I get back home and make sketches and horror shorts using local cast and crew in Nashville to advance my career as well as theirs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling alone can be a bit daunting but I think having a local flair is always a really good option and the best way to enjoy a city to its fullest extent.

Interests

• books
• photography
• cooking
• movies
• filmmaking
• films

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Missy Elliott, Migos, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, The Beatles, Blink 182, Sum 41, Rage Against the Machine (and Audioslave), Linkin Park, Jay-Z, Eminem, DMX, T.I.

Movies: American Beauty, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, Fargo, Burn After Reading, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Others, The Innocents, The Wicker Man, The Silence of the Lambs, Zero Dark Thirty, Contagion, Hot Fuzz, Cloud Atlas, Fatal Attraction, The Limey, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, The World's End - Anything by Stephen Soderbergh or The Coen Brothers or Tarantino!

Books: A Good Man is Hard to Find, Handmaid's Tale, 2030, A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones), Kite Runner, 1984, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, Dolores Claiborne.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During my internship with The Second City in Toronto, I performed on stage during a dress rehearsal with Colin Mochrie.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm quite skilled in the kitchen but am always open to enjoying the cuisine of whatever country I visit and learning how to make native dishes the way a local does it. America has a lot of replicated dishes from other countries (pizza being the primary one), but we never seem to be able to nail it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my comparative perception of world cultures, similarities and differences between people and traditions, and my opinions on film (warning - I have a lot to say!).

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, England, Italy, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, France, United States