PHILOSOPHY
When there's a doubt, there's no doubt.

Profession
I work for a non-profit that helps families of students with disabilities navigate the special education system in nyc.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf almost anytime that I travel--even for work. If I have to go to a conference, I will couchsurf instead of staying at the conference hotel. I just always want to experience a place as locally as possible. I can't host right now because I am transitioning from New York City to Texas, but I have in the past and will again!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

2008 or 2009: I stayed with a communal group in Savannah, GA USA. They were wonderful, hospitable people whose love and faith directed them to love and welcome us as couch surfers.

2014: I had 2 different hosts in Ireland. I also hosted when I was living in Nashville, TN

2015: I hosted in NYC.

2016: I traveled across India for 3.5 months and spent only 10 of those days in airbnbs/hostels. The rest was all couchsurfing.

2018: Monterery, CA (while attending a professional conference).

Then, COVID.

Now game to get back out there and host as well!

Interests

My interests include but are not limited to:
travel (of course)
maps
books
teaching
Israeli cottage cheese
fresh yogurt
cheese from Gjirokaster, Albania
My niece and nephew
listening to rain beat against a metal roof
learning Spanish
photography
Antiquing
cooking and baking
I am thinking about taking up calligraphy

• books
• photography
• cooking
• cheese
• baking
• traveling
• cartography

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Snaffles by Stephen Cosgrove
Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus
The God of Small Things by Arundati Roy
Persuasion by Jane Austin
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Memoirs/Autobiographies

Movies
The Family Stone
Francis Ha
Boyhood
The Sandlot

TV Series
Gilmore Girls
Parenthood
The Office (American Version)
This is Us

Podcasts
S-town
This American Life
The Moth
Fresh Air
Serial
Invisibilia
Rough Translation
The Daily

Music
Mumford and Sons
The Lumineers
The Wood Brothers
Florence and the Machine
Jonny Lang
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Shovels and Rope
and the like...
.....
Hamilton and it's mixtape
Michael Jackson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Archaeological dig in Israel

Teach, Learn, Share

Will share soon!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a clean and respectful guest with minimal needs. I would love to visit with you over dinner or out and about in your city. I enjoy talking about culture and exploring and would love to share in that with you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, El Salvador, England, Greece, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Israel, Macedonia, Mexico, Qatar, Romania, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Albania, United States