CURRENT MISSION

To Boldly Go

ABOUT ME

English teacher extraordinaire living and working in Washington, DC.

I believe in taking things one step at a time, and stopping to breathe and look around occasionally. I feel like I am an in a perpetual state of getting better acquainted with the world I find myself in. I am a bibliophile, a nature/hiking/backpacking-enthusiast and a runner who enjoys a good dark beer.

PHILOSOPHY

When I was asked this question by a 15-year-old Azerbaijani student, my answer was, "To learn as much as possible and leave the world a little better than I find it". I'll stick with that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to the CS community, but am excited to be a part of it--to learn about other people, other places, and other ideas, as well as share a little info about my own!

Interests

learning new words, running, literature, putting things in list and/or chart form, learning to be a not horrible cook, sarcasm, architecture, and (of course) travel

• literature
• architecture
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• running
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• teaching
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A couple years ago backpacked across a stretch of the Greater Caucasus Mountains: I saw amazing beauty from incredible heights, I was awestruck by the magnificence of the night sky completely undisturbed by human lights, I shared food with shepherds, I walked the hills with over a thousand sheep, I camped on a mountaintop, I was more exhausted than my body has ever been before, I fell down a mountainside, and I arrived home covered in mud and memories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Azerbaijan, Italy, United States