CURRENT MISSION

Revolution and Dancing. Singing along the way.

ABOUT ME

I'm an Ohioan. I spent the first 18 years of my life in Youngstown, Ohio with my big Jewish and Greek family. My dad runs our family motel business with his brother Barry. My mom also comes from a small family business background. As a result, I find a lot of value in mom & pop shops and hospitality.

I try to put positive thoughts into the world and specifically my local community.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a complicated beautiful experience.. I love it and try to reflect, explore, and appreciate it often.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have couch surfed around the states and look forward to hosting when we return to Columbus, Ohio.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Spokane, Washington I had the chance to see an incredible live band, meet funny locals, and enjoy a local beer with my host and her friends. It was a very memorable CSurfing night.

Interests

Trees
Dancing (at concerts, parties, or in a moment of pure excitement)
Hiking & Scuba Diving
mushroom, spinach, garlic, olives
Coffee shops
beer/gin/whiskey/wine
Middle East (activism, revolutions, & grass root peace organizations)
Teaching (2nd grade Hebrew school)
rhetorical analysis
Ducks (to watch not to eat)
Long walks/bike rides
crafting/painting/drawing/print making

• animals
• fish
• singing
• concerts
• dancing
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• partying
• painting
• drawing
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• scuba diving
• swimming
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Give me my Dylan, Regina Spektor, Miles Davis, blue grass and several local bands that rock my socks.

The Bubble, Science of Fiction, Casablanca, Amelie, Night of the Living Dead, Fight Club, The Great Dictator, The Muppet Movie

Derrick Jensen's The Culture of Make Believe, Dr. Seuss's The Lorax,
Sahar Khalifeh's Wild Thorns, Love in the Time of Cholera, I, the Divine: A Novel in First Chapters

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Honduras I learned to scuba dive. Swimming with fish, experiencing the lack of gravity, and interacting with my scuba family without using verbal language was one of the most incredible experiences of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Underneath ties, makeup, societal norms and expectations, we are all wild animals.

Countries I’ve Visited

Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States