CURRENT MISSION

exploring Lower Manhattan. finding "happiness"

ABOUT ME

I am an over-educated 20something writer/dancer/activist/lover living in New York City. I am a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I'm happy to share my little apartment with people who are on the road. I have to admit I haven't traveled much inside the US because it seems so difficult, and I admire anyone who's doing it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have stayed on friends' couches in London and China...I've had a few people stay in my Brooklyn apartment...

Hosted:
Adriana, McKinley, and Erin 9/08
David and Justin 9/08
Steffen, Imke, and Marta 10/08
Lisa and Chiara 10/08
Madeleine, Caroline, and Peter 11/08
Justine and Nizar 2/09
Oscar 3/09
Marion, Jeff, and Tanneguy 4/09
Lisa, Anna, and Nik 4/09
hopefully more soon!

Surfed with:
David in Panama City 5/09
hopefully more soon!

Interests

global literature, art and architecture, Barack Obama, speaking in Spanish, countering heteronormativity, the past, culture and imperialism, vegan cooking, languages

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• architecture
• dancing
• cooking
• vegan
• hiking
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

TV/Movies: The Wire, The Office, Australian Idol, Darjeeling Limited, Fantasia, The Pianist, Te Doy Mis Ojos, A Beautiful Mind, Planet Earth, City of God (Cidade de Deus), I can never remember movies that I like, I actually compiled this list by browsing imdb.com.

Music: Against Me!, Alicia Keys, Andy y Lucas, Ani, Arcade Fire, Beethoven, Biggie, Britney, Citizen Cope, Common, Dar Williams, the Decemberists, Estopa, Flogging Molly, Go! Team, Interpol, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, the Killers, La Oreja de Van Gogh, the Lawrence Arms, Modest Mouse, Mozart, Nas, Ozomatli, Rancid, Randy Travis, Say Anything, Talib Kweli, Timbalada, Vampire Weekend

(Recently Read) Books: The God of Small Things, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Inheritance of Loss, Interpreter of Maladies, Kalimaantan, The Birth of Venus

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitch-hiking through Nam Nao National Park in Northern Thailand in the back of a pickup truck.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Qatar, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Spain, United States

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