I am a student at the University of Michigan, but currently am spending two semesters abroad at the University of Freiburg in Germany.

Philosophy:
"Tread lightly, breathe peacefully, laugh hysterically."

Interests

Running, coffee, traveling, learning new languages, hiking, nature, books, music.

• books
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• marathon
• running
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Pussy Riot, the xx, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, the Kills, Death Cab for Cutie, Clueso, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, James Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Édith Piaf, Billie Holiday, & Ella Fitzgerald

Books:
Books I'd recommend: I'll Give You The Sun, Norwegian Wood, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, The Last Night of The Earth Poems, the Namesake

Books that will make you cry: Wave, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Of Love and Other Demons, Barefoot to Avalon, the Fault in Our Stars

Mind-Meddling Books: Secret History, 1984, House of Leaves, The World Without Us, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Books I'd read while sick at home: The Country of the Pointed Firs, Harry Potter, Anne of Green Gables, Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

My favorite classics: the Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice (duh), Little Women, An Ideal Husband

Movies:
Movies I'd recommend: Shawshank Redemption, Being John Malkovich, Good Will Hunting, The Lives of Others, Dead Poets Society, Lean on Me

Movies that will make you cry: Ordinary People, Terms of Endearment, Awakenings, My Girl, The Help, Schindler's List

Mind- Meddling films: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Truman Show,
Never Let Me Go

Movies I'd watch when I'm sick at home: You've Got Mail, 500 Days of Summer, When Harry Met Sally

My favorite classics: Roman Holiday, Thelma and Louise, Casablanca

And, of course, Harry Potter movies are acceptable for any occasion.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This summer I made it through, "War and Peace," by Leo Tolstoy. This might not be considered "amazing" by most people, but for me it felt like quite the feat.

I also have completed a half-marathon, and I have summited Mount Washington, the highest mountain east of the Mississippi. Also known as Home of the World's Worst Weather.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Books, Ideas, Stories, Laughs, Food (although nothing fancy because I am a horrible cook.... But really eager to learn how!)

Countries I’ve Visited

China, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States