Hi there! I moved back to NJ a few months ago after a two year gig in Kazakhstan. I'm always reading something or other, super into gaming (board games and D&D mostly), always trying new things. I probably watch too much tv. I spent my whole life in New jersey just a few minutes away from the ocean. Then after I finished grad school, decided there's more to the world than the jersey shore. Wandered to Brazil with absolutely no plan, just bummed about for four months training capoeira (CDO) and flew off to Kazakhstan! It's been quite the adventure. Living abroad was great, but it's good to be near my family again.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new people, explore more of the world

Interests

• capoeira
• board games
• reading
• tv

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Radiohead, Camel, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Of Montreal, Kinks, Decemberists, Simon & Garfunkle, Cake, Grizzly Bear, Shakira, Ke$ha, SIa, Arctic Monkeys, The Monkees, My Morning Jacket, Steely Dan, Polyphony... always up for new suggestions!

Books: A Wrinkle in Time, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Kurt Vonnegut, Hunger Games, Fangirl, Junot Diaz, Handmaid's Tale, Speak, Perks of Being a Wallflower, All Quiet on the Western Front, Caitlin Moran, Sailor Moon, Unwind, Brian O'Malley, Holly Black, Lauren Oliver, Meanwhile, Game of Thrones... I'll more or less read anything shoved in my face

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Russian Federation

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Kazakhstan, United States