CURRENT MISSION

Teach English and travel around Europe with my dog

ABOUT ME

I'm an openminded, agnostic, intellectual liberal with a heart of gold. I'm quirky, easygoing, fun-loving, and perhaps a bit too honest. I am always up for great conversation and adventure. I’m from Seattle but my grandparents are from Switzerland and Denmark

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CouchSurfed in Salzburg, Vienna, and Rome.

Interests

Travel, Dogs, Philosophy, Russian language & literature, Art, Music, Food, Film

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• ethics
• dining
• yoga
• movies
• traveling
• music
• violin
• psychology
• dogwalking
• dogsitting

Music, Movies, and Books

Directors: Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Wim Wenders, Michael Werner Fassbinder, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

Movies: Cashback, The Most Important Thing In Life Is To Not Be Dead, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Alice in Wonderland, Love Actually, Paris Je'Taime, The Brothers Bloom, Rusalka, Dr. Zhivago, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Dark Knight, Orpheus, Babel, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Big Fish, Sherlock Holmes, Fanny and Alexander, Vertigo.

I love foreign films and New Wave Cinema.

Music: Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Coldplay, 'Crosby, Stills, and Nash,' Beirut, Elliott Smith, The Decemberists, The Talking Heads, Travis, the XX, Daft Punk, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles.

Love classic rock, indie/alternative, electronica, dubstep, house, hardstyle, psytrance, classical, gypsy, folk, and klezmer.

Books: Harry Potter, Russian writers such as Gogol, Chekov and Dostoevsky, Tom Robbins books, A Tale of Two Cities, Sophie's World, Nausea, The Oresteia, On the Nature of Things, Slaughterhouse Five, and a crowd of random things.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I grew up with housemates, that is my mother has rented out rooms in my house since I was a child. I have lived with some number of the following: university students, yoga instructors, Germans, art students, engineer students, jazz singers, violin makers, translators, psychology professors, and waitresses.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you learn English or some basic Russian.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell you all about my life and travels. You can hangout and cuddle with my super awesome little dog. I can also walk your dog for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Germany, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom, United States