I've been teaching English in the Republic of Georgia as a volunteer for the past year and have immensely enjoyed my travels in Eastern Europe. I was born and grew up in the United States. Although I studied government, I've found much more joy in teaching and traveling abroad. I'm always up for spontaneous and interesting adventures and tend to enjoy seeing places that are more off the beaten path.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why not be on Couchsurfing?? I think it's great that people are open to letting total strangers stay with them. Even if I had the money to stay at fancy hotels and whatnot, you simply don't get to meet the great, local people that Couchsurfing can offer.

Interests

Travel, baseball, chess, good books, music, popcorn, general galavanting, hijinks

• books
• singing
• politics
• chess
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• baseball
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Iron & Wine, Cake, alt-J, The Killers, The Avett Brothers, Band of Horses, John Grant, Greg Laswell, Gotye, Eels, Death Cab for Cutie, Weezer, Two Gallants, Tenacious D, Regina Spektor, Muse, Meg & Dia, LTR, Lana Del Rey, Kent, Jose Gonzalez

(General folksy/guitar-laden music)

Movies:
The Great Escape, The Fall, 12 Angry Men, Army of Darkness, Balto, Birdman, Bullitt, Children of Men, Drive, Edge of Tomorrow, Goon, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Her, Let the Right One In, Lost in Translation, Midnight in Paris, My Cousin Vinny, Nightcrawler, Pans Labyrinth, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The Princess Bride, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, This is Spinal Tap, Top Secret, Warrior, Whiplash, The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Books:
The Devil in the White City, Harry Potter for life, Term Limits by Vince Flynn, Redwall series (you're my boy Jacques), The Count of Monte Cristo, His Excellency

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've lived and worked in Georgia for a year after previously never traveling anywhere!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm terribly mediocre at many things, but I'd be happy to jam along or sing if ya got a guitar, mandolin, or panduri.

Although I studied politics I actively do my best to avoid talking about such things. I'm always interested in finding out more about random folk because it's insane to think about how differently we all live our lives.

If you want to learn a bit of Georgian I can teach you as much as I know! (which is to say not much)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm super low-maintenance and don't need much. I can wake up early and be out of the way in a jiffy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, United States