CURRENT MISSION

still searching.....but in the meantime, to experience new cultures, see new places and meet new people through travel.

ABOUT ME

I'm a late 20 something who has recently embarked on a career change and decided to spend the year in France to learn the language and see a new country! A graduate of Art History, I love the arts and spent my first three years out of college working as a Curatorial Assistant at an art museum in Virginia. Last year I moved up to Maine and lived outside Acadia National Park where I worked as a server during the summer months and spent my free time hiking, swimming, kayaking and rock-climbing. I love the outdoors and discovering new places and meeting new people. Huge fan of music festivals and live music in general, I play the piano and have guitar envy...meaning I don't play but wish I could and admire all those who can. I have more recently moved to France where I am working as a teaching assistant in a French highschool. I'm attempting to learn French by living in France, interacting with the French people and living the French lifestyle, all of which I have come to love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and Hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to Couchsurfing but heard about it previously through friends and more recently from my current roommates who are also hosts/surfers. We have hosted a few people this year, all of which have been great experiences.

Interests

A few things that make me happy:

PEANUT BUTTER. Long road trips with all the windows down and music blaring at an uncomfortably loud volume, coffee ice cream, old/used books (older the better- currently searching for a copy of "Le Petite Prince" by 'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry-since I'm in France), MOUNTAINS and views from the top of said mountains, coffee, STARS/stargazing, live music, languages, antique stores, FIREWORKS, rock-climbing/hiking, laughing so hard you cry, trains, bikram yoga, art history, bonfires, playing the piano, hoegaarden w/ a lemon, dancing

• arts
• books
• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• live music
• guitar
• piano
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• art history
• history
• languages
• road trips
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Anais Nin, Walt Whitman, Jane Austen, Henry Miller, Thoreau, D.H. Lawrence,'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, C.P. Cavafy, Sappho, Euripides, Thomas Moore, Paulo Coelho...

Music: Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Beach House, Ray LaMontagne, The Doors, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bonobo, Scott Matthews, Florence and the Machine, Imogen Heap, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Holiday, Heart, Bon Iver, Beirut, Feist, Fiona Apple, Fleet foxes, Iron and Wine, M83, Mute Math, Led Zepplin, Elton John, Tori Amos, Van Morrison, Zero 7, Dario Marianelli, Explosions in the Sky, Harry Connick Jr., Elliot Smith, Broken Bells, Mimosa.....

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to continue to learn French, or any other language you can teach me, the guitar! and any cooking/baking tips would be appreciated.

I can teach YOU the best way to get rid of hiccups, no joke, you've probably never tried this before but it works everytime. Also, I'd be happy to teach you some English if it's not your first language :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Greece, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States