ABOUT ME

I live in small town Vermont working as a high school French and German teacher for the last four years. Travel is one of my favorite things to do and I try to hit the road as much as possible. I am a big fan of practicing languages and learning about other cultures. While I am teaching my students, I also learn from them and they give me a lot of energy and motivation. Even if they don't speak French after graduating, I hope to have taught them how to be smart travelers and keep an open mind, which I think is a pretty good life skill.

I taught English in Japan and France, and traveled through Ireland, Martinique, France, and Switzerland.
I participate in a French language club near my town, trivia Thursdays (the librarians always win!) , and group road cycling events.

PHILOSOPHY

C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron - You become a blacksmith by forging/Practice makes perfect

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am pretty new to CouchSurfing

Centres d'intérêt

I make a very good curry!

• education
• cooking
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• teaching
• languages

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Anton Chekhov, Haruki Murakami, Gabrielle Roy, Daniel Belanger, Louise Attaque, Le Vent du Nord, Great Big Sea, Altan, bluegrass music

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I went on a Buddhist temple tour through Portland, Oregon by bike starting at 7 in the morning and ending around 9 at night. We finished the evening by spending time at a non-profit restaurant run by Buddhist nuns from Vietnam. Oh, also, taking a tour of the Whiskey museum in Dublin...yeah, that's two, I know :)

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

If you are learning French or German, I would be more than happy to help you practice.

Pays que j'ai visités

Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Martinique, Switzerland, Turkey

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Canada, France, Japan