CURRENT MISSION

Internet awesome

ABOUT ME

I’m a Los Angeles native. I went to school in Amherst Mass. I've lived in Boston since 2009 and each year I find myself feeling more and more "east coast." I’ve worked on political campaigns and as a lobbyist but made a career change in 2011. I now tutor students full time, both for the SAT and academics. I love Boston and New England and get excited about showing visitors my city from a locals perspective.

PHILOSOPHY

For me, travelling isn’t so much about the touristy things. When I travel, I want to experience each place as a local does. So I depend on meeting native speakers who are willing to share their city. This is my way of returning the favor.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I rent out my place on Airbnb so the times when my couch is available are limited. But I love the concept of couchsurfing and want to support it. I can't promise the dates will work out but go ahead and give it a shot.

Interests

I'm taking improv comedy classes and just had my first performance. It's a great creative outlet and I really enjoy it:

Other interests: waterparks, swimming holes, beaches, really anything water related.

• performing arts
• working out
• shopping
• traveling
• swimming
• teaching
• beaches
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Favorite places include: in Los Angeles where I grew up: downtown public library, Shutters on the Beach, Mormon Tabernacle, Fred Segal, Griffith Observatory

in Amherst, Mass where I went to school: Puffers Pond

in NYC, where I lived after college: secret waterfall in midtown, Rockaway beach, Arthur Ave in the Bronx, the Lemon Ice King in Corona, Queens, Russian baths both in the East Village and Brighton Beach

around the US where I worked on campaigns: Evan's Plunge, South Dakota; Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, Mendora and the Badlands of North Dakota, Mama's pie shop in DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, the Redneck Riviera in Alabama,

New England where I live now: Cahoon Hollow on Cape Cod, Chauncey's Lobster Pound in Kittery Maine, the cliff walk in Ogunquit and Prout's Neck, the White Mountains in New Hampshire, Bingham Falls in Vermont, Five Islands Lobster in Maine

Places I still haven't been to but are definitely on my list: Barton Springs in Austin, Texas and the Corn Palace in South Dakota