CURRENT MISSION

To stop violins and spread whirled peas.

ABOUT ME

I am currently living and working in the country of Georgia in the Caucasus mountains. I teach English to elementary school students by day and members of the community by night.

I would like to say that I'm laid back and up for anything. And apart from enjoying long walks on the beach and reading poetry in front of a roaring fire, I enjoy most contact sports (such as rugby) and learning the chords for easy songs on the guitar.

I am also a recently made farmer's daughter and hate the smell of soggy cereal.

PHILOSOPHY

"Work to live, don't live to work."

"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted." -J. Lennon

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love this site and can't wait to welcome couchsurfers to future sleep space. But for the time being, I do not have a home of my own that can be easily offered up to tired travelers.

I am currently living and working Imereti region of Georgia. Believe you me, you want to visit this country.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just starting out. I was introduced to this network by a couple friends/couchsurfers at my university.

Surfed:
June 2008: Bordeaux, France
May 2009: Brussels, Belgium

Interests

Traveling, swimming, rugby, running (though I should really call it jogging), teaching English, learning French/Russian/Spanish, brewing, writing, singing...

• writing
• poetry
• singing
• theater
• dancing
• running
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• sports
• rugby
• swimming
• world cup
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Withnail & I, Lola rennt, Swimming Pool, Some Like It Hot, O Brother Where Art Thou?
(I love foreign fims...well, foreign from my perspective of growing up in the States. I also love classic Hollywood cinema with the such late greats as Cary Grant "Charade", Clark Gable "Teacher's Pet", Jean Harlow "Wife vs. Secretary", Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday".)

Music: Hiks, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Buena Vista Social Club, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Regina Spektor, Peaches, Tim Minchin

Books: Bonjour tristesse, The Secret History

TV: Coupling, Comedy Central Presents
(In the vein, I absolutely love stand-up comedy. So I think I'll make my own category for that...)

Stand-up comedians: Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, Mitch Hedberg, Russell Peters, Robin Williams, Danny Bhoy...just to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

(I know that it says just one thing, just being a little rebellious)

Flying a Cessna over my beautiful state of Vermont.

Singing and playing the guitar with an Estonian/Latvian theater group in Riga into the early morning hours.

Wandering the streets of Paris during "La nuit blanche" after France beat New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup.

Watching "King Lear" at The Globe. Standing right next to the stage, under blue skies.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you CPR.
I want to learn how to dance Bhangra.
I would love to share a pint with anyone who'd like to. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Georgia, Ireland, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States

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