CURRENT MISSION

Travel, eat, enjoy.

ABOUT ME

My boyfriend and I are currently taking a year off work to travel. We've been in Southeast Asia for six months and have been having a great time. Feel free to check out our travel blog at http://tiaragrayson.blogspot.com.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I'm a surfee, but I look forward to offering you a futon once I'm back in the Bay Area.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm brand new to CouchSurfer but I'm looking forward to sleeping on your couch and sharing mine.

Interests

mangosteens, co-ops, learning languages, trees and moss and flowers and all that good nature stuff, cooking, floating in an inner tube on the lake, frisbee, bocce, picnics in the park, interactive art exhibits, farmers' markets

• arts
• cooking
• recipes
• farmers' market
• flowers
• traveling
• blogging
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Arcade Fire, Cansei de Ser Sexy, The Boy Least Likely To, Neutral Milk Hotel, Architecture in Helsinki, Beirut, Magnetic Fields, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Victor Martinez, most Putumayo collections, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Books, Cat Power, CocoRosie, Girl Talk, the Decemberists, Four Tet, Nirvana, Beck, Modest Mouse, Pink Floyd, Of Montreal, Spoon, LCD Soundsystem, The Traveling Wilburys, Sublime, and lots more

Books: A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Kite Runner, The Moor's Last Sigh, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter, Lolita

Movies: The Big Lebowski, Superbad, American Beauty, Forrest Gump, Kill Bill v. 1 and 2, Best in Show, This is Spinal Tap, Lost in Translation, the Royal Tenenbaums, Fight Club

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach 4th graders if you know any :)

I can also offer some Spanish instruction and maybe some recipes

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, United States