CURRENT MISSION

Co-Chair, Outreach Committee - Justice 4 Jacksonville
Field Intern - Equality Florida

ABOUT ME

My name's Samantha, but most people call me Sam. I hold a joint honors undergraduate degree in classics and political science at McGill University in Montréal. I'm extroverted, wear bright colors, and often talk too loud when I get enthusiastic about something. I love people, literature, and music.

I enjoy the small, delicate pleasures of life - restringing my viola, making pysanky eggs, complimenting strangers, collecting sea glass. When I have the time, I enjoy being a flâneuse.

PHILOSOPHY

Talk it out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had a lovely first experience Couchsurfing in Brussels with my then-partner at another couple's apartment - they took us out on the town and we ended up decorating gingerbread houses at their friends' party. Years later, the host I found in Amiens became one of my closest friends, and was a lifesaver during a tough time.

Interests

Music. Food. People. Art.

• arts
• humanities
• literature
• singing
• dining
• partying
• music
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain; Edward Scissorhands; anything and everything Studio Ghibli, especially Kiki's Delivery Service; Pixar, especially Brave; Blanc; Secretary; a bunch of random '80s and '90s movies my mom loves (Bulworth, Moonstruck, The Scent of a Woman, My Cousin Vinny); Casanova (the BBC miniseries with David Tennant); Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; The Iron Giant

Music: Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Broken Social Scene; Patrick Wolf; Spoon; Neko Motherfuckin' Case; musicals, especially Avenue Q and The Lion King; Ladytron; KiD CuDi; Ray Charles; Amadou & Mariam; Iron & Wine; Arctic Monkeys; Billie Holliday; Amy Winehouse; lots of classical music, mostly stuff I've played (Dvořák, Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Bach cello suites, Mussorgsky, Satie, etc.); Ratatat; Antlers; David Bowie

Books: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon; His Dark Materials series, Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass et al.); the Chronicles of Chrestomanci and basically anything by Diana Wynne Jones; Harry Potter; lots of stuff by Tamora Pierce, mostly the books about Alanna and Daine; Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov; The Ethical Slut; Andrew Lang's fairy tale books; anything Robin McKinley, especially The Blue Sword; The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Hayley; A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers; Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ridden on the back of an elephant in Sri Lanka. A humbling experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can bake you some proper Southern cornbread! Also willing to sing for my sleep-space.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States