CURRENT MISSION

'I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.' -E.B. White

ABOUT ME

I like to run and row and read and hike and see as much of the world as I can. I seem more spontaneous than I am, but if there is a body of water nearby I will jump into it. I drink more coffee than a normal human.

PHILOSOPHY

'If you want to be happy, be.'

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I just started couch surfing this year when I backpacked through the Balkans, and the it was one of the absolute highlights of the trip. I love meeting new people, and I think there is nothing better than seeing a city the way locals see it.

Interests

Pancakes. Junot Diaz. Almond milk. Becoming ambidextrous. Languages. Psychology. Every sport that exists. Pottery. List-making. Flash fiction. Hummus. New places. Anything that could be considered an adventure (even if it requires some optimism).

• coffee
• running
• sauna
• drinking
• pottery
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• languages
• psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a few days in Stockholm and went out on a floating sauna, where we sat until we had to break through the ice to jump into the Baltic Sea. It was freezing and ridiculous and invigorating and perfect.

Also: Santorini. It was so beautiful I almost couldn't breathe.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn and teach languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Montenegro, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States