I'm from the US, but live in Paris and work as a journalist. Avocados are my menu tie-breaker, I care too much about politics, and I love the discovering great new books that I can read in French to improve my language skills!

The craziest place I've ever lived was in southern Chad, where I spent ~11 months working for an NGO. Yeah, Chad!

J'essaye de parcourir le monde et rencontrer les meilleurs de ses habitants :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Biking the route des vins d'Alsace in the fall of 2010 with a group of friends; incredible stays in Avignon and Aix; meeting German travel buddies and tagging along with WOOFers to Nimes and Montpelier; getting an insider's tour of Jerusalem and the West Bank

Interests

Good wine, good beer, good food, good stories.

• dining
• wine
• beer
• politics
• traveling
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - L'auberge espagnol, The Way, The Way Back, Joyeux Noël, Lord of the Rings (books and films).

Authors - Philip Roth, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Milan Kundera, Junot Diaz, DFW, Adichie, Jerome Ferrari, Laurent Gaudé, and yes...Elena Ferrante

Music - From Motown and Jazz to The National and Michael Kiwanuka. I'm hitting up Pitchfork in November, who wants to join?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Talked my way out of a bribe in Chad.

Teach, Learn, Share

English, and French, and I can tentatively try to explain the utter disaster occurring in the United States (i.e., Trump...)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Incredible guacamole.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Chad, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Chad, France, Mozambique, United Kingdom, United States

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