Native Californian. World traveler. International teacher. I lived and taught in Turkey 5 years but am currently living back in my hometown of Pasadena, CA. I've been back in the US for a year and a half.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had several friends in Turkey who met each other on Couchsurfing, and now that I am traveling more and more to various cities across the US, it makes sense for me to participate on Couchsurfing too.

Interests

Photography. Indian Philosophy. Travel. Writing. International Literature. Foreign Languages.

• literature
• photography
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Adagio from El Concierto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo

Movies: Closer; The Battle of Algiers; Central do Brasil

Books: I Am That - Nisargadatta Maharaj; 100 Years of Solitude - Garcia Marquez; The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy; Candide - Voltaire.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Night swimming in Lake Kivu in the Ruwenzori Mountains.

What I Can Share with Hosts

57 years of life experience and many, many stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Rwanda, Saint Martin (French part), Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Turkey, United States