CURRENT MISSION

To be ignorant about as little as possible.

ABOUT ME

Procrastinator, thinker, make-believer, comedian. Quiet, with occasional bouts of extroversion. A self-confessed chicken who commits random acts of bravery as necessary. Enjoys a good bagel.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't be a wimp or an asshole.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed in Italy, France, and throughout the states, and hosted in St. Louis. I helped plan the St. Louis Couch Crash a few years ago, I've attended crashes in Madison and Detroit, and I go to lots of CS potlucks, happy hours, and parties. I'm just starting to get involved in Lansing CS.

Interests

People, film, books, music, dancing, improv comedy, public radio, writing, piano, guitar, singing, cooking, libraries, bodies of water, cemeteries, photography, psychology, fashion, art history, religions, flowers, maps, grammar, bicycles, swimming, hiking, public transportation, manual labor, typewriters, watches, record players, handwritten correspondence, handmade soaps, politics, cheese, whiskey, gin, high-fiving.

• arts
• writing
• books
• singing
• fashion
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• cheese
• partying
• happy hour
• flowers
• politics
• music
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• swimming
• art history
• cartography
• history
• psychology
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Glenn Miller, David Bowie, Chico Buarque, Wilco, Fabrizio de André, Sufjan Stevens, LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead, Biggie Smalls, Patsy Cline.

Movies: Down By Law, True Romance, A Serious Man, Le notti di Cabiria, Buffalo '66, Bottle Rocket, le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain, Moonstruck, Leon the Professional.

Books: Lust for Life, Watership Down. Authors: Roald Dahl, Frederick Buechner, Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut, J.D. Salinger.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved to Italy without knowing Italian.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an ACS Certified Cheese Professional, so I can talk about cheese forever. I like being a cheese matchmaker and can introduce you to your new favorite cheese based on the cheeses you like already.

I have my TEFL certificate and taught English in Italy, and I'm pretty good at grammar. If English isn't your first language and you need some practice, I would love to help. And I would love to learn something in your language.

I'm always trying to get better at guitar, so I would love help with that, or a crash course on any instruments you have lying around. I'm building an instrument collection. So far, I have a guitar, piano, flute, harmonica and ukulele. Next is a banjo.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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