CURRENT MISSION

I am from the Pacific Northwest and currently work for the New York Public Library.

I read, knit, play ukelele (not well), and explore everywhere I can.

PHILOSOPHY

Ad augusta per angusta (to high places by narrow roads)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Cooking, general cheerfulness, desire for new experience, and excellent taste in literature.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in London and Reykjavik.

Interests

Literature, music, excellent food, Latin dance, language, art, hiking, and whatever else comes my way.

• arts
• literature
• dancing
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: Antje Duvekot, The Swell Season, Counting Crows, Florence and the Machine, Tchaikovsky, Anais Mitchell, Devotchka, Sigur Ros, Leonard Cohen, and Amanda Palmer.

Favorite Movies: The Fall, La Vita E Bella, Atonement, Once, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Amelie, Fight Club, Pan's Labyrinth, Everything Is Illuminated, What Dreams May Come, Office Space, and The Life Aquatic.

Favorite Books: A People's History of the United States, The Night Circus, Peace Like A River, The Time Traveler's Wife, Possession, The Shadow Of The Wind, Les Miserables, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Waste Land, Leaves of Grass, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Last Chance to See, Life After Life, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I served in the Peace Corps in Cambodia, traveled the length of Vietnam by train, swam with sharks in Belize, climbed a Mayan temple in Guatemala, danced tango in a haunted mansion in London, and rode an elephant through the jungle in Thailand.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach English professionally. I also give amazing hand massages.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give English lessons, I can cook a decent meal, and I can be positive and low-maintenance!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States