Hello, I grew up in Kentucky but left to teach English in France and Senegal for three years before returning home. Attended law school, and promptly decided life was too beautiful to spend it in an office. So off I went again,this time through Central and South America, then over to Australia where I wound up working aboard a scuba vessel on the Great Barrier Reef and picking cherries in Tasmania... My current job is teaching ESL to high schoolers. I keep a regular yoga and meditation practice and completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training in India in 2023.

Currently plotting my next adventure. I am a lover of languages I speak French and Spanish. I like to spend most of my time reading, playing guitar, and being outdoors. I also dance, cook, draw, play games, and swim. My favorite part about traveling is talking with people and learning what they think and feel about this life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Camaraderie. Poetry. The art of conversation. Connection. Shared amazement. Laughter... These things come to evade us in the routine of everyday life... Travel done well brings to us a sense of immediacy and connection.

Music, Movies, and Books

Kurt Vonnegut, Vladimir Nabokov, John Fowles, Wendell Berry, Rilke, Eluard.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

learning to play the guitar and learning to speak French.

Teach, Learn, Share

Guitar, French, Spanish. I enjoy cooking in tandem or as a group.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Warm conversation. Cooking. Languages. Stories. Parlor games. Song. Dance. A curious companion to re-explore your hometown with.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Senegal, United States