Writer + Dreamer. American + French. Creative + Compassionate.

Hi there! Born in New York, grew up in North Carolina, spent a decade in Paris, France, and now excited to start a new chapter in Valencia, Spain.

I love dancing, traveling, reading, authentic connection, and staying open and curious to the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think Couchsurfing is a wonderful community that works on mutual trust and exchange. I hosted people when I was in a situation to. I've tried to host every time I've been hosted to maintain the spirit of fairness and openness in the community.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Lovely hosts. Lovely people.

Surfed in Madrid, Geneva, Rome, Marseille, Lisbon, and Budapest.

Hosted three times in Paris so far (from this site) and many more times in general (friends from far and wide!) Also meet up with visiting couchsurfers for dinner and/or drinks.

Now I've just moved to Valencia, Spain and am excited for the new adventure!

Interests

CURENTLY: being a hermit and writing, finding the mind/body balance, attempting to escape mediocrity, looking forward to big things
ALWAYS: dancing, laughing, being a good listener, trying to keep 3 languages well-oiled in my brain (unfortunately I'm failing at this), processes, picnics, parks, trying and trying and trying to write, bargains, thrift stores, metro stations, that thrilling feeling of connecting with someone new, uncovering/discovering/recovering dreams, wondering what will happen next.

• writing
• dancing
• drinking
• thrifting
• music
• piano
• languages
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list. usually what I'm reading/watching/listening to at the the moment. Always open to suggestions!

Here's a random list all thrown together that i'll have to revise (just to give you an idea): moonlight, the reader, the cure, bel canto, giovanni's room, bringing up baby, north by northwest, eternal sunshine, kate bush, bloc party, the history of love, property, a prayer for owen meany, cinema paradiso, the archivist, whiny brit-pop, any hitchcock, motown, crazy jazz, radiohead, anything i can dance to (which would be anything i guess), old-school [ ], 80s, 90s, 60s, 70s, the frames, cat power, interpol, indie rock, indie pop, etc, etc. (if you can discern a pattern in this jumble, i'd love to hear it!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

there are small wonders every day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have everything to learn, a warm laugh I like to share, big hugs. You'll have to tell me what I've taught you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ghana, Mexico, United States

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