I'm from New York, lived in Madrid for 3 years, and traveled full time for 3 years. I now live in Buffalo, New York and love it! I travel a lot for work and pleasure, but always love coming home, which I think is a good sign ;)

I am a travel writer and editor and enjoy creative writing, photography, traveling, language learning, exploring new places, hiking, meeting new people from around the world! I'm an avid biker and newbie rock climber (but I'm addicted).

I used to be a nomadic house sitter, taking care of people's pets and homes while they are away in exchange for accommodation. I've met some truly quirky people and pets this way - just ask me for some of my fav stories!

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I've worked as an archaeologist in New York, and Menorca, Spain, an English teacher in Madrid, a content editor for a startup in NYC, a freelance academic textbook/fiction book editor, and am now a travel editor/writer for a major travel website.

P.S. I'm fully vaccinated!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet travel and meet interesting, inspiring, and adventurous people looking to shake their lives up and live alternatively and creatively. I've couchsurfed mainly in Europe and a few times in the U.S. I love meeting up with people for interesting conversations, get different views on life, and to learn what it's like to live in their city.

Unfortunately I've never had a chance to host due to inflexible roommates and my nomadic nature, but I truly look forward to the day when I can give back to this great community.

Interests

Biking, rock climbing, writing, photography, traveling, fencing, Spanish language, archaeology/anthropology, adventures, vegan food!!

• writing
• photography
• anthropology
• sustainability
• biking
• climbing
• veganism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Arctic Monkeys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, The Rapture, Daft Punk, Garbage, JET, Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis, The Distillers, Brody Dalle, Beck, Kasabian......

Books: The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Dune, The Goldfinch, Jane Eyre, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Glass Castle - Always looking for book recommendations, especially in Spanish now that I've been reading in Spanish =)

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Amelie, All Miyazaki films (Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, etc!) A Very Long Engagement, The Matrix, X-Men, The Princess Bride

TV: Doctor Who, Sherlock, Torchwood, Broadchurch, Cowboy Bebop, Black Books, The Inbetweeners, Orphan Black, The IT Crowd

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camino de Santiago, 2014. 950 kilometers walking across the coast of Spain. It'll be hard to top that travel experience (but that's not going to stop me from trying).

House sitting throughout Europe and the U.S. taking care of people's pets and homes.

Teach, Learn, Share

Student of life!

Teach: Travel/cheap living hacks. English.

Learn: Spanish - I'm at advanced conversation level but can always learn more! Vegetarian/Vegan cooking. Photography. History of the place you live. Anything you can teach me!

Share: a meal, a bottle of wine, stories, adventures, a hike

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories! I love talking travel with other couchsurfers, and learning new travel hacks =)

How to start house sitting - a great way to get accomodation in exchange for taking care of pets!

English! I've been an English teacher and around a lot of non-native speakers of English, so I've gotten pretty got at deciphering what people are trying to say. If you're learning English, I can definitely help you out.

How to visit NYC cheaply (one of the most expensive cities, but can be explored more affordably if you know where to go!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States