Kind heart, curious mind, down to earth, a bit weird, dark sense of humor, drinks like a demon, looks after dead people’s garbage for a living (ok, I work at a museum XD)

Friends say “perfect balance of sweet and salty, you should know her” lol

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love connecting with people, sharing laughs and good conversation over drinks and food, wandering around and hearing their stories and all about what interests them. And Couchsurfing just always seems to have the best people! Work tends to keep me crazy busy at times but I will do my best to be available :)

Interests

Going out with friends, wandering, eating and drinking, history, archaeology, folk music, old instruments, nature, foraging, hiking, herbalism, mental health, running, food history, writing (poetry and historical short fiction), attempting to play the fiddle until my neighbors hate me

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - folk, folk metal, Irish trad, various pop; faves include Wardruna, Solas, Percival Schuttenbach, David Bowie, Faun, Eivor, Myrkur, Haley Heynderickx, Agnes Obel, Mari Boine, Clannad, Kila, Altan and others

Movies - Wes Anderson (fave is Grand Budapest Hotel), Death to Smoochy, comfort films are really bad Greek/Roman, and Medieval-themed like Troy, Gladiator, Russel Crowe Robin Hood, Constantine, A Knight’s Tale, Kingdom of Heaven, animated films like Miyazaki and Tomm Moore’s

TV - food travel series like Anthony Bourdain, Street Food, Somebody Feel Phil, nature documentaries, some anime, period dramas like Rome, Vikings, fantasy series like Game of Thrones, American Gods, comedies like You’re the Worst, Broad City, What We do in the Shadows; YouTube channels like Tasting History, Crash Course, SciShow, Animalogic, Migrationology, zefrank

Books - historical fiction, magical realism, poetry, and nonfiction about topics in history, foraging and herbalism, mental health; fave authors include Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell, Edward Rutherford, Kim Addonizio, Emily Skaja, Adrienne Rich, Jennifer Egan, Hannah Tinti

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping at the Wolf Conservation Center in the Catskills, heard them howling all night

Teach, Learn, Share

Share - I’m a pretty decent guide around the city and I know a ton of great places to grab a drink or some food that aren't tourist traps. I can help you navigate Central Park, find your way around the Met and also know where to catch an Irish trad session pretty much any night of the week if that’s something you’d care to know for some reason XD. Message me if you’d like to meet up with a local, connect with a fellow New Yorker or if you have any questions about getting around/things to do!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Egypt, England, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States