Half a cup of goofy, heaping cup of ambitious & adventurous, equal parts dependability & open-minded, 3/4 cup of hard-working, 1 TBSP witty and dash of intellect

Graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and have my BS in hospitality management from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Just left my job in Kitchen Operations and ready to do my own thing. I have a lot of ideas and still narrowing down all the things.

I'm really good at....
Making something out of nothing. Give me some ingredients and I'll make something (hopefully delicious). Analyzing situations and people, coming up with a solution to any problem. Being enthusiastic and optimistic, I love celebrating the small stuff.

The six things I could never do withoutedit essay
1. Bernese Mountain Dogs (Don't have one, WANT ONE)
2. My best girlfriends (Who's better than someone that you will be best friends with regardless if they are across the country and you haven't seen them in almost a year?)
3. Spices -- cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, coriander, curry, salt (duh.), pepper
4. Running/hiking/yoga
5. My family -- my brothers and sister are the best. We are a funny bunch. Very sarcastic.
6. japanese sweet potatoes- I eat them like they are apples when baked.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people and what better way to get to know a city than with a local !

Interests

Outdoor hiking/biking, all the food scenes and outdoor music spots

Books I just downloaded:
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Shunryu Suzuki
Seneca, Letters from a Stoic - Lucius Annaeu Seneca
Leaving Microsoft to change the world - John Wood
The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

Music: Florence & The Machine, Vance Joy, The Strokes, MGMT, Goat Rodeo, London Music Works, Queen, Bombay Bicycle Club, David Bowie, Bon iver, bob Dylan, Haim, Lily Allen, Madeline Peyroux, Barry White, Prince, Alexi Murdoch, Iron&Wine, St. Lucia, Beck, Jack White, Ben Howard... And that's just a handful!

Movies: Frances Ha, The Artist is Present, Snatch, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, His Girl Friday, The Chorus, The Untouchables, Mostly Martha

Graduated from the Culinary Institute of America...Love all types of food…thai, lebanese, ethiopian, french, italian…but especially love brunch

Podcasts:
Rich roll
Good Life Project - Jonathan fields
Tim ferris
Freakenomics radio

• arts
• culture
• dining
• cooking
• organic food
• hiking
• biking
• exploring
• hospitality

Music, Movies, and Books

Goat Rodeo, bob Dylan, haim, Beatles, sia -- just to name a few but I really like all types of music, just depends on what mood I'm in

The Artist is Present, Snatch, Linda Lovelace, The Man Who Knew Infinity, and documentaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Teaching restaurant hospitality for a not for profit organization

Mountain biking in Todos Santos, Mexico

I've ran 6 half marathons

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking / baking
Vegan / Vegetarian lifestyle
Philosophical discussion :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking skills

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States