CURRENT MISSION

Spread love and positivity.

ABOUT ME

I'm a civil engineer turned overseas volunteer turned French primary school teacher turned consultant in international development. I'm currently working Washington, D.C. and traveling abroad from time to time. I love peanut butter more than anything else.

PHILOSOPHY

Humans were made to dance.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By spreading my love of CS to other open-minded people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couches Surfed:
Tom - Sept 2007
Corie - Oct 2007
Cristina - Oct 2007
Lucia - Nov 2007
Slawa - Dec 2007
Irving - Dec 2007
Ana - Feb 2008
Andreas - Apr 2008
Christoph - Apr 2008
Marc - Apr 2008
Sarah - Apr 2008
Pascal - Apr 2008
Natalia - Feb 2009

Couchsurfers Hosted:
Slawa - Jan 2008
Sarah - Mar 2008
Kathleen - April 2008

Interests

Things I love: making lists, talking about the future, two pints of beer with a friend, dancing like a fool, getting lost in my drawings, rain, observing nuances of new countries, street lights illuminated at dusk, flowing water, inspirational quotes and leaders, honesty, coffee, green tea, speaking French, saying the words: pamplemousse, améliorer, and clermont-ferrand, those 40 or so minutes spent waiting at the airport before my flight boards, almonds and cashews, well-crafted sandwiches, seeing my family after a long absence, couchsurfers, educators who are passionate, reading classics, reading new fiction, diligence, wandering through modern art museums, goals, sweating, audiobooks and podcasts, nostalgic music, Marseille, Paris, peanut butter, drawing fonts, contrast, pineapple, singing in the shower, the Sunday NYT, knowing that I have so many more people to meet and places to go

• arts
• humanities
• books
• singing
• modern art
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• magic
• music
• gymnastics
• teaching
• engineering
• mathematics
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Jack Johnson, Sam Wu, Yo-Yo Ma's Bach Cello Suites, Buena Vista Social Club, lots of West African stuff

The Motorcycle Diaries, The Lion King, the entire Wes Anderson filmography, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain

Ozymandias, East of Eden, Dune

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in a Guinean village for two years.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to make a chicken out of a napkin.

I'd like to learn to play piano (again).

I can share the funniest story I've ever heard...it's about Chicago, the elevated train, and a dead dog...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Guinea, Jordan, United States

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