CURRENT MISSION

Live in the Moment

ABOUT ME

I am an independent designer and traveler with a love of exploration. Every time I go to a new place I geek out by reading a book that takes place there and reading up on the art world past and present. I love museums and make efforts to visit as many as possible- big, small, odd and eccentric. I balance this dorkiness with a love of conversation, wine and weird foods.

PHILOSOPHY

Live in the moment. If you want to do something, don't wait for others- just do it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to be able to stay with people in the countries I visit and would be happy to reciprocally have them stay with me in NYC. I have a separate bedroom/office available to host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I just joined but I love the idea of this method of traveling. I've started only visiting countries where I know someone there - the local's perspective is always the best way to travel.

Interests

Museums, modern art, design, wine, volleyball, design, sarcasm and whether or not it works in a foreign country.

• arts
• books
• design
• graphic design
• modern art
• wine
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• volleyball
• swimming
• art history
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, The Great Gatsby, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Memoirs of Cleopatra

Movies: Anything by Jacques Tati, The Royal Tennenbaums, Catch Me if You Can, A Bout de Souffle, The Emperor's New Groove

Music: Radiohead, Broken Social Scene, Camera Obscura, David Bowie, Arcade Fire, Patsy Cline are some old favorites.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Drinking palinka and speaking French with Romanians in the snow covered woods of Transylvania

Swimming at a nude beach in Croatia

Visiting the former Byzantine church/current mosque I wrote my art history senior thesis on in Istanbul

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning about the history of a place from people. Of course I love a good recommendation. Help with language is great too.

I'm happy to help teach English, share my art history knowledge and my graphic design / computer skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Romania, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Hungary, United States