ABOUT ME

I relocated to Spain in 2011 to teach English and was immediately enchanted by the culture (still here after six years ;-P). I love to travel to the more random parts of a country and I believe the best way to get to know a new place is through the eyes of a local.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason.. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."

Interests

• culture
• environment
• cooking
• organic food
• cycling
• hiking
• tennis
• teaching
• languages
• travel
• nature
• craft beer
• wandering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Tame Impala, Washed Out, CHVRCHES, The Strokes, Neon Indian, Deerhunter, Real Estate, indie music in general

Movies: Almost Famous, American History X, L'Auberge Espagnole, The Beach, Pan's Labyrinth, Pedro Almodóvar films

Books: Anything from David Sedaris, Edmund White, James Baldwin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

100 km trek through the Pyrenees

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States