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Currently teaching English at a University in Guangzhou, China. I have been here for a little over a year now, and taught at Tsinghua University in Beijing before this. I lived in Milan, Italy back in 2001-2003, as an au-pair.

Born and raised in Upstate New York (think farmville, not the City!) I love living in China and am happy to show any guests the many reasons why this country and it's people are so amazing. I love traveling and learning from people all over the world.. I'm quite sarcastic and a little spazy when I get excited. Not in a scary way.. more like how a puppy might! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think everyone has something to learn from every single person that comes into their life.. and it's too bad many people don't see this. I believe that anyone and everyone on couch surfing probably subscribes to that philosophy as well!

Also I like to see places (and show people my city) as the locals see them, and this is a great way to do that!

Interests

I love traveling, meeting different people everyplace I can, experiencing different cultures, and eating different foods! I am not a huge partier, but I like beer and wine and fun places with cool people. If you drag me to a club I'll dance, but I won't be the one to suggest going there in the first place!

I love animals, art, exploring, and laughing. I think I am hysterical but you may not!

• animals
• fish
• arts
• dancing
• wine
• beer
• clubbing
• traveling
• fishing
• surfing
• au-pair

Music, Movies, and Books

Fav books: The Alchemist, Art of Racing in the Rain, She's Come Undone.
Movies: Any Wes Anderson, Life is Beautiful, Amelie, What About Bob..too many!
I like many diff kinds of music! From Deathcab to Dario G..and most in between!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Recently? I would say that it's amazing that I maintained the attention span to finish this profile..

Overall? I guess I am most proud of realizing at the age of 28 that I couldn't sit at my desk job any longer.. going back to school and getting a Master's (with a 4.0 while working full time) and then placing out and moving to China. Am I 33 years old? Yes.. and that's a little older than I wish I was.. but now I am living my dream and have filled my entire passport in just over one year :)

Teach, Learn, Share

"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree it will spend it's whole life believing it's stupid" ~A.E.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cool places, crappy jokes, shitty Chinese beer, and fun times!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Macao, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Italy, United States