CURRENT MISSION

Chicago journalist living the dream in London, England

ABOUT ME

Kelley- I'm an editor and writer who recently moved to London, England. I run a international magazine with my husband called majestic disorder which focuses on creative individuals all over the world. Put a bottle of wine in front of me and I'll talk about everything from existentialism to nihilism to my love for The Smiths and The Doors. I love literature esp. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Miranda July, Tao Lin, Jane Austen, Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk and Kurt Vonnegut. I'm a philosophy nut all around too. I drink at least 4 cups of coffee a day. I really enjoy traveling, art, reading the Economist weekly, vegan-vegetarian food, good beer, museums, vinyl records, cozy coffee houses, used bookstores, good music and adventures.

PHILOSOPHY

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich."

"All things of the Universe are miracles, each as profound as any."

"So it goes."

"Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance."

"Love life and life will love you back."

"A positive attitude and hard work are the keys to success."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Referring family and friends to join this unique experience!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have hosted some really awesome people in Chicago and surfed through Europe.

Interests

TRAVEL, music, art, cooking, coffee, books, writing, Polaroid film, libraries, irony, literature, philosophy, positivity, fashion, awkward moments, Franz Kafka, tea, cooking, coffee houses, lofts, summer weather, vinyl, dogs, organization, history, museums, live music, festivals, staying active, wine, humor, outdoor adventures, meeting new people, dive bars, rowdy parties, late nights, salsa dancing, bright colors, candles, lattes, iced coffee, love, 1960s.

• dogs
• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• fashion
• festivals
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• vegan
• running
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• economics
• history
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS:
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Just Kids, Choke, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Fight Club, Cat’s Cradle, American Psycho, Breakfast Of Champions, Jailbird, Deliverance, Welcome to the Monkey House, Brave New World, The Illuminated Rumi, Persepolis, Maus, Invisible Man, Revolutionary Road, This Side Of Paradise, skinny legs and all, Glamorama, Bright Lights Big City, The Rum Diaries, The Dharma Bums, My Sister's Keeper, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Trail, No One Belongs Here More Than You, The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test, As I Lay Dying, Notes From Underground, Slaughterhouse 5, About A Boy, Our Sister Killjoy, Paradise Lost, A Clockwork Orange, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Kafka On The Shore, The Metamorphosis, The Fountainhead, On The Road, The Stranger, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, 1984, The God Of Small Things, Catcher in the Rye, Pride And Prejudice, Emma, Blankets, For The Time Being, The Jungle, Naked Lunch, Junky, Catch 22, A Long Way Down, High Fidelity, Prozac Nation, The Great Gatsby, Smashed, Lucky, The Lovely Bones, A Piece of Cake, Wasted, The Glass Castle, The Sun Also Rises, IV, Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, All Yesterday’s Parties, Zen Guitar, I am Not Myself These Days, Jesusland, Magical Thinking, Love is a Mix Tape, The Devil in the White City, The Greatest Generation, Walden, One L, White Oleander, The World is Flat, Bait and Switch, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, Alice In Wonderland, Native Son

MOVIES:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, Mulholland Drive, Dead Poet's Society, High Fidelity, The Life Aquatic, The Wizard Of Oz, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox, American Beauty, Catch Me If You Can, Milk, One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, Pulp Fiction, Doubt

MUSIC:
Elliot Smith, The Velvet Undergroud, Stevie Nicks, The Doors, Tom Waits, The Beatles, Badly Drawn Boy, Beach House, Passion Pit, Hot Chip, Fleetwood Mac, Ella Fitzgerald, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, The Smiths, The Clash, Zepplin, David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Cure, The Ramones, Pink Floyd, Lady Gaga.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a summer living and working in an orphanage in Tanzania. Absolutely life changing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Treat everyone how you want to be treated.

Live life widly.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States

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