Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

I'm a food and travel writer and obsessed with surfing (waves)! I also write literary essays, fiction, and poetry.

I now am a professional luxury travel journalist! Which leaves me with less time for personal travel :(, and making friends. Trying to find a balance.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've couch surfed a few times in Guadeloupe, and Singapore, and in the Basque Coast of Spain, and am definitely open to showing someone around Cali if I have time!

When traveling I've come to realize the most wonderful thing about it is the unexpected kindness of strangers -- who quickly become friends. I love learning about countries and cultures through the people that live there instead of just glossing over bits and checking off scenery and museums in each place.

Interests

surfing, writing, poetry, cooking, reading, baking, tennis, yoga, knitting, designing

• writing
• poetry
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• surfing
• tennis
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

room with a view, adaptation, pan's labyrinth, miyazaki films, in the mood for love

anne carson's autobiography or red, alice munro's runaway, joseph brodsky, pablo neruda, elegance of the hedgehog, elena ferrante's series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

lying beneath the stars in stockholm's archipelago after saunaing with my best friends
watching thousands of butterflies hatching in chiang rai
swimming in a blue lagoon in cinque terre
skinny dipping in the bahamas
alpine twirling in switzerland

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a professional food critic and a very good cook ;). Surf lessons? English lessons? I used to be an ESL professor in Tokyo.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Guadeloupe, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Japan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United States