CURRENT MISSION

Constant joyful metamorphosis

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Central California (near Sacramento) and went to a small Benedictine college in Central Minnesota. I lived in St. Petersburg ('Piter' as we fondly call it) for two years, learning Russian and immersing myself in the culture/mentality. My life was split on two ends of the world! The benefit: I can live anywhere :-) The disadvantage: the occasional feeling of rootlessness, but I'll settle down one day. I tried to make a life in Vienna for a short time, but crashed and burned - death-spiral back to my hometown of No-where-ville California, only to find that it's a really nifty town with a growing collection of nifty people. But they couldn't keep me out of Europe for long! I went back for more studies in Perpignan and Montpellier (France). I finished my MA in Interpreting and Translation at The University of Bath (England) but now the real challenge is to translate this degree into a job... in California. Yep, I'm back in California, living in Sacramento. Mixed feelings about it. It's a pretty place
PHILOSOPHY

Let's talk about it when we meet!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Making myself at home with others and helping them be at home with me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted two internationally traveling groups in my lovely Piter and hosted a few travelers in Vienna as well. I enjoyed such generosity with several hosts in Tallinn while I ran around trying to get a Russian entrance visa. I hosted a few travellers in Perpignan too! I can't host at the moment but hopefully I'll have a place I can open my doors of to travelers soon.

Interests

Languages, literature, environment and animal biology, music, art, politics/world events, board/card games.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• literature
• diy
• environment
• cooking
• clothing
• politics
• traveling
• music
• biology
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I am the craziest culture-omnivore around. My inner-snob is but a poor shriveled wretch these days. I love music from Brahms to Lady Gaga. I love books from "War and Peace" to "Harry Potter".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Um...learning to live on the "other side of the world" is pretty awesome, I think. I truly metamorphosed in St. Petersburg.

Teach, Learn, Share

Language learning, cooking, embarrassing anecdotes

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, England, France, Russian Federation, United States

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