CURRENT MISSION

"Be well. Do good work. Keep in touch."

ABOUT ME

A poem a day keeps bad habits away, long walks to public radio make the sky a bit brighter; cycles through urban jungles make the blood flow, and smooth music make it boil.

PHILOSOPHY

Be a stranger.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

attend group events, give tours, give language lessons, surf

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Staying with 'strangers' met on the plane or train in India and Israel, then official hosts in France, Germany, and Norway have solidified my belief that humans are great and interesting, surprising in all their differences, and spontaneously kind.

I enjoy hosting to pay it forward, though I've lived in a shared flat averse to the idea for the last few years. I do offer language lessons and happy to meet for a chat to lessen the occasional burden of being in motion.

Interests

social anthropology and the act of ethnography (let's talk about you and me), the seashore, family, poetry, languages, running/jumping/wheels spinning

• poetry
• running
• traveling
• music
• spoken word
• hiking
• anthropology
• languages
• hitchhiking
• language exchange
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

I love libraries, hard-copy newspapers, and The New Yorker with some strong coffee. The rest depends on the mood, the flavor, or the market.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I train-hopped across India all by myself just before my 20th birthday. It was exhilarating and terrifying at once. Two years later I found myself hitch-hiking across France and Spain, this time with an 18 year-old English transplant. Besides the monotony of nutella-sandwiches for days on end, I experienced what it means to be fiercely at ease.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to share walks, the written word/spoken word, and travel stories. Tutoring German and English is a fun hobby, so bring on the language exchanges!

What I Can Share with Hosts

stories, a delicious meal (prepared by yours truly, of course), and a curious ear

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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