CURRENT MISSION

To live a story worth listening to.

ABOUT ME

I'm teaching in Fez, Morocco presently, and have lived in Israel, and Italy. Originally, I hail from Atlanta, but the last time my address had a U.S. postal code at the end, I was in New York City. I'm also an artist, an avid reader, and occasional writer.

PHILOSOPHY

Mix one part introverted bookworm with one part bright blue tights and two parts beautiful weather. Stir, and add a cheeky painter, some big earrings, a few characters from a Salman Rushdie novel, a swing on a Southern front porch, a raucous game of Yaniv, a sitcom writer, a box of goldfish, a capoeirista, your favorite dinosaur's skull (mine is a styracosaurus), fresh malawak, and a touch of hot chocolate. Freeze for 25 years, then warm on low heat, and you have my personal philosophy. I recommend not swimming for about 30 minutes after consuming.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted, and been hosted, and had amazing experiences through couchsurfing.

Interests

Art, Reading, Capoeira, museums, running, volunteering, traveling, music, dancing, hiking, kayaking, baking, history, learning new languages

• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• dancing
• capoeira
• cooking
• chocolate
• baking
• running
• reading
• traveling
• coding
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• boxing
• swimming
• history
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite authors: Salman Rushdie, David Foster Wallace, Etgar Keret, Flannery O'Connor, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jane Austen, Rebecca Solnit, Zadie Smith, Oscar Wilde, Sherman Alexie, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Heller, Kinky Friedman, Mark Twain.
(I also read a lot of nonfiction)

Movies: The Birdcage, Everything is Illuminated, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Brazil, Amelie, Frida, This is Spinal Tap, Sweetland, The Man Who Came to Dinner, the General, all things Marx brothers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've traveled around Europe, Israel, and the continental US. One of my favorite experiences was getting to canoe through the Okefenokee swamp.

Teach, Learn, Share

So much! But I make awesome brunches, tell a lot of great puns, and love few things more than talking about history, art, and literature. Just wind me up, and I can give you an awesome shpiel.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook and bake, and would be very happy to make a meal for anyone who will allow me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Scotland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Italy, Morocco, United States