CURRENT MISSION

I like turtles

ABOUT ME

I just finished my last year of undergraduate education, focusing on East European Studies and Foreign Affairs. I currently recruit people to work in the Moscow and Beijing embassies for a government support company.

I enjoy traveling especially to eastern Europe and learning about local cultures. I speak Russian, Polish, and Spanish and want to learn Serbian/Croatian one day. After spending a summer studying in the Balkans I have become particularly interested in cultures in the midst or recovering from ethnic conflicts. I think of myself as a pretty laid back, open-minded person, just looking to chill.

PHILOSOPHY

'Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.' - Brendan Gill

I try not to take myself, or my life, too seriously.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My current living situation doesn't allow me to host but I would love to meet up for coffee and share my knowledge of Charlottesville.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am extremely new to this but recently surfed with a group of my friends, which was great.

Interests

pumpkin muffins, Russia, the Balkans, oboes, (live) music, dinosaurs, silver foxes, cats and dogs

• cats
• dogs
• education
• coffee
• traveling
• music
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Over time I'm come to realize that I am not picky about music I listen to- honestly put anything on and I will find something I enjoy about it. That said, a random selection of my favorites: sufjan stevens, vampire weekend, fleetwood mac, the xx, kanye west, and john mellencamp (yes, really).

Again a random sampling of the many books I love: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Harry Potter, The House of the Spirits, In the Time of the Butterflies, The Master and Margarita, White Teeth, A Wrinkle in Time, Wuthering Heights

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Met the Prime Minister of Montenegro in a turbo-folk bar.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States