Hello! I'm a college professor at a small branch campus in Pennsylvania. I teach Spanish and World Literature and I love it. I've spent a lot of time in Spain, including almost two years in Madrid while writing my dissertation on Spanish poetry. I currently live in a small mountain/forest town in PA, which has been a nice change from Madrid, since I can do lots of hiking and outdoorsy stuff.

I try to meditate everyday--helps keep my heart and my mind open :) Along those lines I practice yoga. I also love music and play guitar, especially classical stuff, though I like a bit of everything.. I like to be creative when I can.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm just getting started here because I realized this could be an awesome way to travel and meet new people. I'll be traveling in Spain in July and thought I might try finding some hosts.

兴趣

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• yoga
• meditation
• music
• guitar
• spain

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: Leonard Cohen, Guided by Voices, Joanna Newsom, Bach, Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, Heitor Villa-Lobos

Movies: The Taste of Tea, Wild Strawberries, Blade Runner, Twin Peaks, Spirited Away.

Books: The Aleph, Jorge Luis Borges; Kakfa's short stories; Gypsy Ballads, Federico García Lorca; Leonard Cohen's lyrics; Moby Dick.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Camped in the middle of nowhere by a river in Croatia.

教，学，和分享

Can teach: Spanish, world literature (what I teach in college!), English, guitar (most styles), philosophy, poetry, meditation (many styles, esp. zen), yoga, music theory.

Currently learning: Singing, German, yoga, drawing.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Not sure what's supposed to go here but: I'm a very easy going, flexible person. It's very easy for me to stay positive even when things aren't going quite my way. So at the vey least I'll do my best to share some good, peaceful vibes.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Canada, Croatia, England, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Turkey

我居住过的国家

Spain