CURRENT MISSION

Share my love of culture and travel with everyone around me.

ABOUT ME

I am a 22 year old San Francisco native living in Chicago for college. The great loves of my life are cooking, traveling and spending time with people. This summer I will be living in Turkey for three months as an Au Pair for twins.

PHILOSOPHY

Love life as if its your last day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sharing my travel knowledge with anyone and everyone!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't surfed yet but my hopes are high for this summer and the future. Who needs Hotels, B&B's, or Hostels when you can stay with awesome locals?

Interests

Cooking for company, reading memoirs, wandering around cities, seeking the perfect cup of chai, planning adventures I cant afford, telling stories, and swimming to hear the rhythm of my own breath

• culture
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• swimming
• au-pair

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
JOHN MAYER- Hands down he is my favorite contemporary artist. Also I enjoy: Coldplay, The Temper Trap, Bon Iver, Foster the People, The Civil Wars, Dave Matthews Florence + the Machine, The Maine, Maroon 5, Michael Buble, Mike Snow, and Norah Jones

Movies:
Under the Tuscan Sun, Ten Things I Hate About You, Man on Fire, Slumdog Millionaire, Before Your Eyes, Eat Pray Love, The Notebook, Dirty Dancing, the Moulin Rouge, Taken and The Holiday

Books:
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas, The Bible, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World by Lonely Planet, Istanbul Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk, Not for Sale by David Batstone, Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Kidd, Eat Pray Love by Liz Gilbert, Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder, Laughing Without an Accent by Firoozeh Dumas, Un Amico Italiano by Lucca Spaghetti

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked with orphans in Shamoga, India.

Teach, Learn, Share

Assume the best of everyone

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, North Korea, Romania, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States