I'm traveling the world and working on growing my professional career as a marketing freelancer. I bring with me a love of cooking, street photography, the outdoors and physical activities, and donuts! I'm happy to share my interests, and I love opportunities to improve my French and Spanish.

I grew up playing the violin and love live music and going to jazz clubs, the opera, and classical and modern shows. I also love the performance arts and modern art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet others and share experiences.

Interests

• cooking
• powerlifting
• movies
• classical music
• opera
• hiking
• swimming
• whiskey
• tramping
• street photography
• donuts

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Arcade Fire, Brahms, Philip Glass, Blood Orange, Washed Out, Future Islands, Duke Dumont, Radiohead
Photographers: Bill Henson, Garry Winogrand, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, William Eggleston
Movies: The Hunter, The Birdcage, anything with Sam Neill, Mad Max series, Leon, La Grande Bellezza, True Romance, Mrs. Doubtfire, 28 Days Later
Books: Shantaram, The Corrections, Fates and Furies, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Salvage the Bones, The Handmaid's Tale

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked Mt. Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia. It's the first time I've been above the clouds (without the help of an airplane)!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm interested in learning about outdoor rock climbing and scrambling--and meeting trekking/tramping companions!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm happy to share what I know about art, marketing, WordPress, and cooking. I love making Beef Bourguignon, fresh pasta, braised lamb, Pho, etc. I also love to make French macarons. Otherwise, I keep it pretty simple with the 'ol chicken and veg and the likes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States