CURRENT MISSION

"the World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page" -st. augustine

ABOUT ME

I am in my last year of college as a history and english student and I dont know what to do next!
I am full of wanderlust, my favorite thing to do is learn about new cultures and travel to new places.

I hope to teach English in Chile in March of 2010 for a year and write for an English language newspaper while I am there.

I love: my dogs, reading and writing, Washington DC, independent films, indie music, playing my guitar, nature, kayaking, sailing, swimming (I swam on a team from age 7 to age 20).

PHILOSOPHY

"be excellent to each other." -aristotle

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live 10 minutes away from Washington, DC, and 2 blocks from the Red Line metro. Since we have an sofa, I would love to be able to give some weary travelers a place to stay, because hotels in the city are pretty expensive. I live with my mom and her boyfriend and three dogs- one 14 year old black Lab and two adorable 5 month old golden retriever puppies--- so if you stay with me, an appreciation/tolerance of dogs is very important!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

never!

Interests

guitar, writing, traveling, indie/folk music, new york city, washington dc, art, cranberry juice, sailing, swimming

ghandi, chocolate fudge, goldfish, 'the office'

• dogs
• arts
• writing
• books
• chocolate
• coach
• instructor
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• guitar
• kayaking
• sailing
• swimming
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

movies- slumdog millionaire!
music- muse, beirut, iron and wine, bishop allen
books- one hundred years of solitude

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Obama's inauguration in Washington DC- 2 million people crammed into the Mall in freezing temperatures, but ecstatic and hopeful!

Teach, Learn, Share

i've been a swimmer for 14 years, a swim instructor and swim coach- so if you want to learn to swim, i can help!

i'm always looking for other writers to share and exchange pieces with

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States