CURRENT MISSION

enjoying my time researching in France

ABOUT ME

I grew up in New York, eventually moved to Toulouse, where I loved teaching English and getting to know the French way of life. Recently, I moved back to the states, this time to California to continue my graduate studies in Music.

PHILOSOPHY

I'll tell you after half a bottle of wine :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted some really interesting people over the past few years, and I have tried (successfully if I do say so myself) to make all my guests love Toulouse as much as I do.

Last summer I took a road trip from my home town in NY to my new home in California and surfed along the way. It was awesome.

Interests

Music, film, cuisine, wine, reading, walking/hiking, travel, directing musicals, serenading friends and strangers with my mandolin, playing tennis, skiing, quiches, chickens, procrastination, tardiness.

• chickens
• diy
• dining
• wine
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• opera
• hiking
• skiing
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Blade Runner, North by North West, Back to the Future, Black Swan, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Charlie's Angels.

Of Montreal, Belle and Sebastian, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mitchel, Mozart, Legeti, electro-acoustic opera.

The Corrections, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Amsterdam, The Line of Beauty.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Carved the perfect Thanksgiving turkey (twice)
-Made the world's best Beef Wellington
-Produced, Directed, Musical Directed, Organized and Conducted a student production of South Pacific in Toulouse

Teach, Learn, Share

If prompted, I can talk about the following subjects for hours (don't tempt me):

-Classical music, Opera
-France, french food, french wine
-Musical taste

Things I'd like people to teach me/things I don't yet understand but want to:

-Time/space continuum
-Cloud computing
-Gardening and other diy around the house type things i.e. how to use a hammer
-'Scientific' proof for the end of the world

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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