CURRENT MISSION

living on the edge of the miraculous

ABOUT ME

I'm at the stage in my life where I'm figuring out who I want to be. My friends are truly amazing people.
I would quit school and drop everything to become a photographer if I could.
I've spent three amazing summers living in Greece - I live better there. One day I will move to Europe on a more permanent basis. I want to go to Africa and really see it. I am equally at home in Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, and Athens.
My grandmother taught me to knit when I was 16 and began what will be a lifelong obsession.I will forever be a student, reader, and historian.
Very little could make me happier than homemade pie, good writing, the right music, and laughing with my friends.
I fall hard for a beautiful sunset and boys with acoustic guitars.

My plans for after graduation involve nannying for a five year old and a semester or two of random graduate classes in Athens.

PHILOSOPHY

Everything happens for a reason.

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people."
"Forget yourself."
-Henry Miller-

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time
- T.S. Eliot, â

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love the idea of getting to know another place/culture through it's people, that is the way I like to travel. I would hope to be able to help others gain a better understanding of the world by offering advice or a place to stay wherever I may be.

Interests

Reading, knitting, travel, photography, music (listening and singing), drawing and ceramics, art history, sewing, being outside, long walks, good food, random conversations, cooking and baking - especially for friends and family, the internet/blogosphere, road trips and weekends on islands

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• singing
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• pottery
• knitting
• drawing
• music
• art history
• history
• tourism
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jump Little Children, Jay Clifford, Guster, Steven Fiore, Gwen Stefani, Tin Cup Prophette, Imogen Heap, Ari Hest, One Amazin' Kid, Meghan Coffee, the Fray, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Joshua Radin, Damien Rice, Ingrid Michaelson, Sufjan Stevens, the Weepies, A Fine Frenzy, Feist, Dustin O'Halloran, Slow Runner, and classical cello or piano.

Movies: Pride & Prejudice (old and new), Jane Eyre, Shop Girl, Across the Universe, Atonement, Marie Antoinette, Under the Tuscan Sun, Gone In 60 Seconds, Lord of the Rings and anything with Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, or Johnny Depp...

Books: Henry Miller's Colossus of Maroussi, Catcher in the Rye, Anna Karenina, The Good Earth, Pride & Prejudice, The Historian, Little Women

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After living in Athens the past three summers, the sight of the Acropolis lit up at night still leaves me breathless. It is simply stunning, surreal to behold.

The first time my best friend's baby fell asleep in my arms was a priceless moment. Seeing her raise him will continue to amaze and inspire me.

Touring Palaoikastritsa by boat in Corfu, and realizing I was seeing that part of the island just as Lawrence Durrell did in the 1930s and as Edward Lear did in the 1850s. Somethings can remain unchanged.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love playing tour guide, and would love to show you around one of my favorite places.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, United States