Hello there! I'm a 28 year old lady who turned down a career in marketing to travel and write about food.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd love to get to know you, what makes your town special, your people special, and to get to know your corner of the world better.

Interests

travel, interesting conversations, authentic food

• traveling
• food
• marketing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Kill Bill Vol 2 (Tarantino), El Mariachi (Rodriguez), Only You (terrible romantic comedy set in Italy but I love it!)

Books: I mainly read business/marketing or food-related books. My favorites are nerdy: On Advertising by Ogilvy, Influence by Cialdini, The Brain Audit by Sean D'Souza, and my own writing on content marketing called Your Content Sucks.

I love reading about the history of food too. :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Other than currently traveling the world, I was the most RSVPed speaker at a 200+ event conference last year where I talked about why most people's content strategy sucks and how to tell a compelling story about your brand.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you can teach me more about authentic food in your country/city, I'll be your best friend. :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm an excellent cook and I'm also happy to cook a home made meal for you. :) I wrote a book on authentic Thai street food and I'm skilled at some other cuisines as well.

I know a lot about marketing and do strategy consulting for small businesses, so if you're looking for small business strategy/marketing advice I'm happy to lend a hand as well!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States