ABOUT ME

I'm a native Californian. I am a hopeless bibliophile, I eat books like they're chocolate. Come to that, I am hopelessly in love with delicious food. I love to cook for/with others and to try new foods.

I have participated on swim teams, water polo teams, and football (Soccar in American English) teams my entire life. I love to be active whether I'm playing on a sports team, hiking, rock climbing or dancing!

I spent two years in Istanbul Turkey as a High School English teacher. I am in love with Turkish food, the warmth of Turkish people, the complexity of the Turkish language, and the beauty of this magnificent city that straddles both Europe and Asia. I am really lucky to have had incredible students who have changed my life and made me laugh every day! I recently moved to Los Angeles, and currently work as an ESL teacher at La Verne University.
I love meeting new people and discovering entire new cultures!

PHILOSOPHY

To love another person is to see the face of God.
-Victor Hugo

Come, Come Yet Again, Come
Wanderer, Worshiper, Lover of Leaving
Ours is not a caravan of despair
Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times
Come, Come Yet Again, Come
-Rumi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm just getting started!

Interests

reading!
swimming
chatting with people about philosophy, religion, politics
eating delicious food and drinking delicious beverages (wine, beer, raki)
playing music ( I play the violin and I love to sing)
laughing
being alive ;-D

• books
• singing
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• music
• violin
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• soccer
• water polo
• swimming
• teaching
• religion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* Hiking the Elysian trial accross southern Turkey
* Tapas in San Sabastian, Spain! So mouth-wateringly good!!
* Touring Europe by bicycle, and relaxing at the end of each day with a cold beer and awesome conversation :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States