**We are moving to Puerto Rico and leaving Philadelphia in late March. We are not accepting guests until we reach our new home. See you on the flip side!**

CURRENT MISSION

See the world from out of as many windows as possible

ABOUT ME

I am future-bound. I want to see a million and one beautiful things and wear holes in my shoes. I want see a city from a crowded market square, see the countryside from a mountain top... I want to learn to make cheese and I want to dance again in Africa.

I love languages and meeting new people. I also love traveling and try to make it a priority to see as many new places as possible.

I love just hanging out and talking, or going out and seeing things in town. My perfect travel plans include a couple of museums, some local food, a lot of time at the lake or in the mountains, and at least one view from a high place.

PHILOSOPHY

Listen to their stories.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My friend Anne Marie and I did CouchSurfing last fall for two weeks in Switzerland and met lots of great people! We got to go to parties with them, hang out in various towns, and cook a lot of amazing food.

I have also CouchSurfed in Italy and the Netherlands. In Italy, we cooked a lovely dinner together and played cards.

I have also hosted several people via CouchSurfing here in Philly.

Interests

painting, music, writing, drawing, running, reading, traveling, sleeping, coffee, dance, food politics, vegetarianism, social justice

• writing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• coffee
• running
• partying
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: His Dark Materials, Harry Potter, Looking for Alaska, Ishmael, Song of Ice and Fire, fantasy in general, Walden, Hunger Games, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Masque of the Red Death, When the Sea is Rising Red, Kiss the Morning Star, Name of the Wind... just to name a few.

Music: soft rock/acoustic, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, Dar Williams, Michael Schulte, Regina Specktor, Flogging Molly, The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, The Postal Service, Jump Little Children

Movies: Eternal Sunshine, LoTR, Butterfly Effect, Princess Bride

TV: Firefly, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Leverage, Bones, Mentalist, Psych, Monk, Orange is the New Black, TBBT, HIMYM, Parks & Rec

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked at an organic Schäferei and got to meet a real-life kick-ass shepherdess. That was awesome.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love cooking with people and speaking foreign languages with them. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States