American living abroad for the past few years in Benin, West Africa, and Israel. Currently hanging around New York City. Former Peace Corps volunteer, always-anthropologist, story-teller, adventurer lover, emergency manager, writer & artist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

'cause travel ain't cheap and best way to get to know a place is from someone who already does

Interests

anthropology, art, history, nature, literature, good food, hiking, cooking, camping, music, life in general

• arts
• writing
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• adventure races
• anthropology
• history
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Red Hot Chili Peppers, pretty much anything except rap or country, I love blues, folksy music, sometimes dance music if there's something quirky happening in the song.

Favorite book genres: fantasy, historical fiction/history, reference books cuz I'm a bit of a nerd like that ;)

Don't watch that much tv or movies, but if you're a fan of Firefly then you're definitely a friend of mine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made 'smores from the heat of flowing lava in Guatemala; visited Tibetan monasteries more than 1,000 years old in India, at 15,800 feet; lived in a village without running water or electricity for a year and a half in Benin; skydived... life's a blessing and there's far too many amazing things to count

Teach, Learn, Share

I love doing all 3 of these things; but it feels impossible to write a response to such a generic prompt...

Share with me what you've learned and care about, and I'll do the same. Great conversation is what's most important to me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel insights from 5 continents, funny living in Africa stories, cooking skills, recommendations for other places

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Spain, Tanzania, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Benin, Israel, United States