I'm an easygoing girl from Southern Virginia who enjoys my freedom. I love music, books, museums, plays, movies and adventure. For the past 18 years, the Washington, DC area has been my home. It's a city that keeps getting better with time. I have worked in DC's exploding tourism industry for the past three years and it's been a blast!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to offer my couch and spend time with nice people who want to visit Washington, DC. I'm also here to find meet free spirits who I can have great discussions with when I travel.

Interests

I love freedom and a flexible schedule to enjoy life. I love to be outside biking and taking walks. I love visiting National Parks. I love having conversations with interesting, genuine people. I love good food. I love living every day as if it's my last!

• books
• architecture
• cooking
• traveling
• painting
• live music
• cycling
• tourism
• botany
• sustainable living
• urban gardening
• american history

Music, Movies, and Books

British Rock (Kate Bush, Supertramp, Bryan Ferry) , Classic Soul and R&B (Isley Brothers, Pointer Sisters, Loose Ends, Rick James et Al), Alternative Music (Yann Tiersen, Weather Report, Gary Numan), Classical (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart), Opera (Dmitri Hvorstovsky, Anna Netrebko)

Movies: Pan's Labyrinth, Coraline, Samson & Delilah (Victor Mature & Hedy Lamaar version), Chinatown,

Books: Songs My Mother Taught Me, 1001 Arabian Nights, Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built a house by myself on a shoe-string budget.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a very good dump cook who can make a meal from scraps. I am also a decent bicycle mechanic. I want to improve my knowledge of the names of birds, trees and flowers. I also want to learn more about art and develop a musical ear. I have a great eye for beautiful and valuable things, but I don't know much about specific details.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great conversation, cooking, Scrabble, awesome pad near cool stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Egypt, France, Israel

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt