CURRENT MISSION Connect to the world ABOUT ME I'm intrigued by cultures other than my own. I love people, food, languages, beautiful landscapes, art, architecture, music...did I mention food? I've been lucky to have been able to travel quite a bit in my life. I love to laugh and make others laugh and I really enjoy meeting new people in new places. PHILOSOPHY Don't worry, be happy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started on couchsurfing to host fellow travel-minded people and show them my gorgeous city: Chicago. It is beautiful, incredible, interesting, friendly, diverse, historic...it's everyone's favorite city!

Now I live abroad, so I'd like to understand other cultures better...experience even the most insignificant nuances of the people that inhabit places I've never been. It just makes me happy.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly have hosted, which has been an incredibly rewarding experience!

Interests

history, geography, sports, cycling, cooking, getting familiar with new places and cultures, the occasional bar or pub. Oh, and I like going to the top of things... -Sears Tower -Hancock Building -Rockefeller Center -Berlin Wall -die Neue Synagoge -Ely Cathedral -Pikes Peak -Mount Pilatus -CN Tower -Commerzbank Tower -Eiffel Tower -Bitexco Tower -Petronas Towers -Kölner Dom

• animals
• architecture
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• boating
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• history
• languages
• eating

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Erik Larson,

Music: Incubus, Jason Mraz, Queen, and Panic! at the Disco are some favs. I like a little of everything tho, you feel me?

Movies: happy, sad, funny, tragic, epic, adventurous, very seldom scary.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2100km bicycle trip over 1 month, from Hanoi to Saigon to raise money for poor Vietnamese children.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach English professionally, so I'm happy to help with that. I can share my experiences living on 3 continents (including 3+ years in Vietnam).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

•