CURRENT MISSION

To learn and grow as a teacher in North Philly....and to find the best martini joint in Philly!

ABOUT ME

I am courteous, sincere, and full of laughter. I'm genuine, smile easily, and am quite self-reflective (probably irritatingly so, at times!). I love dogs, and wish I had the time to own one. 

I share an apartment near South Street in Philly with my brother, and teach History at a turnaround charter in North Philly. I love bad action flicks, walking through previously undiscovered (by me, at least) streets of Philly, and enjoying a glass of Malbec or Yuengling while chatting about Hamlet...or Monty Python, the front page of the Inquirer, or whatever other subjects come up. What else about me...I learned to drive stick 3 years ago and haven't looked back since, I've recently started watching "Dexter" and love it, and I'm certified to teach yoga (but nobody's crazy enough to pay me to teach it yet).

Wow,this seems like I'm writing a personal for an online dating site....5'9', brown eyes and hair, and I like long walks on the beach? (which I do, ironically) Etc etc etc. You get the point.

PHILOSOPHY

to give love is to give life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Step-by-step. At this point exploring the Philly CS scene.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

By proxy. My friend Alex convinced me to join.

Interests

yoga, history, literature, canines, enjoying life.

• dogs
• writing
• literature
• theater
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• traveling
• teaching
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

wow....The Sun Also Rises, Shantaram, Don Quixote, Clive Cussler's stuff, Steven King, the Iliad...too numerous to count!

As far as films go, I prefer dumb action flicks (guilty pleasure), scifi, romantic comedies, indi flicks, whatever...I'm pretty open to most things.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Have seen the world from beneath the waves...have had a perfet coffee in Havana...and seen some great theater in my years!

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach history in North Philly and am certified to teach yoga...I'm also a pretty good travel companion

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States