CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy Philly as much as possible while wishing I was travelling...

ABOUT ME

I am currently in Philadelphia, PA at the University of Pennsylvania until May 2013 doing a dual masters in Social Work and Criminology. I finished my Peace Corps stint as a Volunteer living in Paraguay at the end of April 2011. After PC I travelled through South America for six weeks. I've lived in MD, PA, Chautauqua, NY, Portland, OR, Cuernavaca, Mexico, and traveled through El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. Oh, y hablo castellano, claro!

PHILOSOPHY

PC has made me super tranquila...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I took advantage of the warm welcomes of other Couch Surfing Peace Corps Volunteers in Peru and Ecuador, and may occasionally have a place for Couch Surfers here in Philly...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Excellent so far!

Interests

Traveling, meeting new people, the prison system/breaking the recidivism cycle, terere, decent coffee, IPAs, The Sunday New York Times, dressing incognito, juggling, the sun, the beach, Chautauqua, Portland (OR), avoiding eating organ meats...

• coffee
• traveling
• juggling
• cycling
• surfing
• medicine
• social work
• volunteering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Ooh so many! Movies: Give me Wes Anderson, Dr. Strangelove, Shawshank Redemption, Rookie of the Year, whatever any day.
Music: Anything that isn't on my ipod that I'm not sick of after two years
Books: Jonathan Safron Foer, You Can't Go Home Again, Confederacy of Dunces, Dave Eggers, many many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one thing??

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Paraguay, United States

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