CURRENT MISSION

To have good stories to tell when I'm old and lame.

ABOUT ME

I like to jaywalk, peoplewatch and ask a lot of questions.

PHILOSOPHY

Karma is a Boomerang.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to meet new people, see new things, and drink wine and coffee. I'm always up for any combination of the three.

Interests

awkwardness, sarcasm, getting myself into dangerous situations, laughing like a fool, writing, art (seeing and doing), reading, staring at people, anything NEW, and of course anything OLD (really, really old.)

• arts
• writing
• wine
• coffee
• drinking
• reading
• sign language

Music, Movies, and Books

Madeleine Peyroux, Psapp, Regina Spektor, Lila Downs, Lovage, Lupe Fiasco, Nouvelle Vague... Out of Africa, Next Stop Wonderland, Motorcycle Diaries, Frida, Run Lola Run, l'Auberge Espagnole, Wag the Dog, 2 Days in Paris... The Sun Also Rises, God of Small Things, Lolita, Prague, Pride and Prejudice, Shutterbabe, If On a Winter's Night a Traveler, The Second Harvest, You Shall Know Our Velocity!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snuck into the Paris catacombs while they flooded, in the middle of the night. Sledded down a mountain in Switzerland. Used sign language to convince some Italian cowboys that I knew how to ride English saddle and joined their trek across the Tuscan countryside.

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't smile at men on the Paris metro. The result is not romantic.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, French Polynesia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Iraq, Israel, Latvia, Switzerland, United States