CURRENT MISSION

teach some, learn lots, read more

ABOUT ME

I got my Bachelor's degree in French from Skidmore College in 2009, my Master's degree in French from Middlebury College in 2012, and now I'm teaching English and living in Paris.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love playing tour guide in places I love.

Interests

(idea taken from another profile!)
Art
Biking, books
Chocolate, conversation
Dancing, day-dreaming
Eating good food
French, France
Granola
Hats
India
J
Kids
Laughing
Maps, music, medieval studies
N
O
People-watching
Q
Reading
Science
Traveling, thunderstorms
Understanding new things
Vacations
Walking
X
Yoga
Z

• arts
• books
• dancing
• dining
• chocolate
• yoga
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• cartography
• languages
• science
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: anything classic black & white with Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant or Audrey Hepburn; Hitchcock;

Music: nearly everything: The Beatles, Broadway, Carla Bruni, The Delays, Edith Piaf, Florence & the Machine, Frank Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand, Idina Menzel, The Killers, Madonna, Mika, Noir Désir, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Sambassadeur, The Shins, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, TransSiberian Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, The Waifs;

Books: 19 Variety of Gazelle, A Farewell to Arms, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Book Thief, Cry The Beloved Country, Doctor Zhivago, Emily of New Moon, Garth Nix books, Harry Potter, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Little Women, Mandy, Nectar in a Sieve, Stiff, Tamora Pierce books, Ted Stanger's essays, The Things They Carried, Wicked,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once held a thousand-year-old manuscript in my hands.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching, learning and sharing in the kitchen are some of my favorite things in the world.

I can teach you how to play Bananagrams - like Scrabble, but better!

I like to learn languages - German is what I'd love to learn now.

I always like to share stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

France

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States