I am a writer living in Europe. My current lifestyle is sustained by an au pair job in Haute Normandie. I live in Paris on weekends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience the world with an alternative perspective, as opposed to the sterile world of traveling in hotels.

Interests

Literature, colour film photographie, zen buddhism, Anaï Nin & Henry Miller, Alan Watts, Victor Frankl, Fyodor Dostoevsky, behavioral neuroscience, Cartesian dualism, my sister

Music, Movies, and Books

Northern soul, 60s Jamaican, reggae, jazz, Cambodian psych-out, boom bap, hip-hop. Crime & Punishment, Darma Bums, Tortilla Flat, Books vs. Cigarettes. Daisies, 400 Blows, Pulp Fiction, Roman Holiday, Tombstone, Big Chill, Blue Lagoon, Young Guns.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I saw an accordian player piss into La Seine in Paris.

Teach, Learn, Share

Things I am happy to share/teach: analog or digital photography, conversational English, self-reflection

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, photos of my travels, I can take your portrait if you'd like, or take you address on my future travels to send you postcards. Custom music mixes. California cooking. French dessert recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States