Born and bred New Yorker. Brimming with curiosity about the world around me. Always excited to learn new things, meet new faces and explore new places.

I love the arts, from reading books, going to museums, staring up at architecture, watching film and theater and meandering random streets of a city or a forest.

PHILOSOPHY

Nature has a lot to teach us, so keep your eyes (and other senses) open

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet locals and further enrich my experience in the places in which I travel! Learn about the place I am in by the people who know it best... the people who live there. Hear different perspectives and expand my horizons!

Interests

Sharing a good meal with others, seeing people happy, taking long long walks, listening to others, drawing, turning ideas into realities, sharing my thoughts with others, having adventures!

• animals
• arts
• books
• theater
• architecture
• design
• environment
• recipes
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• swimming
• biology
• sustainability
• film

Music, Movies, and Books

Alternative, indie, folk, dance, pop, classical, electric but always interested to hear new artists! Love: Eivor, Tracy Chapman, Jain, The Fleetfoxes, Patti Smith, Depeche Mode and Elisa.

Love visuals and movies that make me think, Upstream Color, Cinema Paradiso, Life is Beautiful, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Thelma & Louise, Requiem for a Dream, Do The Right Thing, Alice, Boyz n the Hood, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Brazil

Books with ideas: Emergent Strategy, Biomimicry, Cradle to Cradle, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The New Jim Crow, Animals Make Us Human, In Cold Blood, White Fang, Non-Places, Thinking in Systems.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I taught myself to make a pair of leather shoes!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have lots of ideas and thoughts always love to share, and always up for a good conversation! Love to point out interesting details on a street, maybe will make you see a street differently...
I can teach English, swimming, and drawing. Share a meal, recipes, experiences, and time!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States