CURRENT MISSION

learn learn learn

ABOUT ME

I'm 26 and am from Columbia, South Carolina. I studied political science in Charleston. After graduating, I went to Lyon, France, to teach English for a year. It was a wild adventure c'etait parfait! Then I was a little bohemian slug...WWOOFed a bit, worked at an acupuncture clinic by day and wine bar by night...and chilled, a lot. In August 2011 I started a Master in Community and Regional Planning at the University of Texas...it's amazing and it's kickin' my butt!

My mother is from Uruguay and my father is American. Perhaps since I grew up in a bi-cultural family I have always been interested in foreign languages and culture.

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle

- Plato

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed and hosted. This is such a great organization!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't participated much since returning from France :0 but all experiences have been good!

Interests

In general: npr, not watching tv, urban exploring, riding bikes, bird watching, tasty treats, international news...why not!?

some evolving interests: urban planning, obviously, architecture and design, finally learning more about modernism and getting over my obsession with Roccoco art, sewing, super hip music(oh yes), taking advantage of the great music scene in Austin

• birds
• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• wine
• news
• tv
• music
• languages
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

old jazz music of every sort, Velvet Underground, Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem, Neon Indian, Toro y Moi, Hot Chip, Beach House, Grimes, Tribe Called Quest, Regina Spektor, Beastie Boys, Gorillaz, CCR, Gary Numan, The Shins, Buena Vista Social Club...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

living and learning...it's pretty amazing to learn about things you never knew about...and it's even more amazing that there are always things to learn!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love languages because communication is the seed of teaching, learning and sharing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States