Well, although I grew up in New Jersey, Ive lived in Massachusettes and Ireland since . After I finished my post-grad at university in Massachusetts I decided to take a different route than the traditional 9 to 5 job, and ended up as an Au Pair as a means to live in a country I love and have always wanted to live in! After returning to the states,NYC area, I was able to get work back in Ireland for an international nonprofit in Dublin so here we are. :)

Okay well that is my brief backstory...I guess other things you would need to know would be that I am outgoing, flexible, and open to new experiences.

As a traveler I would say that while I will stop by the "tourist" spots, I always will forgo those for more authentic experiences.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

After joining 2 years ago, I have to say it's been a collection of weird and wonderful experiences. I encourage those around me to do it and hope that I can host myself when I have my own place.

I am open and eager to meet people from all walks of life. I feel very fortunate that I have come to know so many people from different countries, faiths, and life experiences and couch surfing is a way to continue to do that and see a new country. In my experiences traveling, the most memorable and authentic experiences have been in places I wouldn't have found in a guidebook.

Interests

Chats by the fire,Yoga (Kundalini, Hatha, Vinyasa) Reading, Music (Singing in a band currently, love being involved in the music scene in Ireland) Hiking, newly/poorly Wakeboarding, Kayaking, Good Beer

• singing
• beer
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• wakeboarding
• au-pair

Music, Movies, and Books

Raymond Carver's Collection of Short Stories, Please Don't Kill the Freshman, To Kill a Mockingbird, Memoirs (too many to list)Harry Potter, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, anything by Rumi, Shantaram
The Wire, Game of Thrones, Parks and Recreation, The Office, Are you Afraid of the Dark
Big, Karate Kid, Ever After, The Sandlot
Bon Iver, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hozier, Radiohead, Queen, Adele, James Bay, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, 90's hip hop in general, Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros, Asgier, Kaiser Cheifs, Arctic Monkeys, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Temptations, Ottis Redding, the National, Spoon

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great chat, a laugh, good stories, a killer cup of tea, some baked goods, and an open mind.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Scotland, United States