CURRENT MISSION

Learning how to change the world

ABOUT ME

I'm a 25 year old from Brooklyn. After spending the two years after university traveling in Europe, Central America, Cuba, and Mexico with my boyfriend Janusz, I have been back in New York for a couple of years now, attending graduate school and looking forward to the next adventure. I'm a laid-back, outgoing person, who loves meeting people and having a good time. I'm always down for a good party or a good conversation.

PHILOSOPHY

Smile!

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds." -Bob Marley

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My friends and I hosted couch surfers in Boston (where I went to college) a bunch of times, and it was always a lot of fun. My boyfriend and I Couchsurfed for the first time in Berlin, and it was a great experience. I look forward to hosting and surfing more as soon as possible!

Interests

travel, sunshine, summer, dancing, social justice, changing the world, yoga, hula hoops, writing, sports,politics, activists, fun and interesting people, my friends and family, barbeques and parties, glow sticks and sparkles, drawing bubble letters, the brooklyn bridge, outdoor music, free spirits, parties, balconies and roofs, adventures!

• writing
• oktoberfest
• dancing
• yoga
• partying
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• music
• outdoor activities
• camping
• hunting
• surfing
• sports
• swimming
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite movies: Airplane, My Cousin Vinny, Grease, The Godfather, The Shining, Old School, Office Space, Strangers With Candy, Midnight in Paris, Into the Wild, Lord of the Rings, Love Actually

Some of my favorite music: Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, Black Keys, Etta James, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Jay Z, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Wax Tailor, The Arctic Monkeys, Damian Marley, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, STS9, etc etc etc! I love music, especially live, and even better live and outdoors!! And I loveee to dance :)

Some fave books: Harry Potter :) , The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut, Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby, The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, Welcome to the Terrordome by Dave Zirin, and anything and everything by Maya Angelou.
I love reading, fiction and non-fiction, and I'm always open to new recommendations!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Becoming a regular at the Absynthe bar Picasso used to frequent in Barcelona; Riding the Ferris Wheel at Oktoberfest in Munich; Swimming in the beautiful ice cold ocean in Cinque Terre Italy; Partying en las cuevas in Grenada, Spain; Traveling in a camper and posing as a Chupacabra hunter for two weeks in Costa Rica and Panama; Tutoring 7 year olds in rural Nicaragua; Swimming with turtles and meeting manatee in Caye Caulker Belize; Watching the sunrise en la Malecon en Habana

Teach, Learn, Share

I love talking about the world around us, and am always excited to trade travel stories! I can go on forever about various political and social justice issues. I study sociology, crime and deviance in particular, and I am always happy to discuss related issues with anyone interested. Also, like any New Yorker, I love to share stories about New York City (especially Brooklyn!).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nicaragua, Spain, United States

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