ABOUT ME

I´m the kind of person that has to look at every painting in the museum, who loves a good murder mystery, and who could spend the rest of my life coffee shop hopping. I grew up in a small town in rural New England, but I love everything new and especially new people from whom I can learn.

PHILOSOPHY

I would always rather take the opportunity and just see what happens than think ¨What if?¨later on. There are good experiences and there are bad experiences, but 60 years from now I want to sit on my front porch and think, ¨Well, that was incredible.¨

Interests

Laughing, singing, reading, drinking coffee early in the morning, swimming, period films, yoga, traveling, journaling, psychology, mental health, collage and calligraphy, Broadway, soccer from time to time, and listening to others' life stories.

• writing
• singing
• dancing
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• drinking
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• jazz
• trumpet
• hiking
• soccer
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Le Vent du Nord, George Winston, Malinky, Altan, Alyson Krauss, reggaeton, classical

Movies: The Lord of the Rings, Titanic, Pride Prejudice (BBC version), Romeo & Juliet (Zeffirelli version)

Books: White Teeth, anything by Jhumpa Lahiri, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Little Women, The Thirteenth Tale

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My friend and I befriended the housecleaner of our host family in Costa Rica. One night she took us to her little home in the countryside and introduced us to her mother and thirteen siblings. There was one moment where we were running through a cow pasture at sunset with her and her brothers and stopped to climb a tree to pick mangoes. I didn't see how life could be any more amazing.

I was alone watching a live band at a jazz bar in Madrid, and I made friends with a two guys from Brazil and Romania, and a couple from Italy. The five of us left the bar together and went to another venue where there was another jazz band playing. The first song they played was "Georgia On My Mind." I knew the words and was mouthing along when the lead singer and trumpet player motioned for me to come on stage. He gave me the mic and I ended up singing the rest of the song with the band accompanying me. The best part was when the lead singer introduced me to the audience and they cheered and shouted my name!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, India, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United States