CURRENT MISSION

To become the teacher I wish I had in elementary school.

ABOUT ME

I'm a relatively recent transplant to the Bay Area and loving it! I tutor privately and am pursuing my elementary education certification.

I like fun and adventure, but still enjoy staying in with good friends and good movies. Sometimes I sing, sometimes I dance, but what I'm best at is loving life and making friends.

PHILOSOPHY

To keep learning, no matter the cost.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted and surfed with A LOT of people. The last few years I've not been able to participate but now I'm back and eager to meet some new travelers!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted:

Nathalie & Virginie (France) - Merci for the maple syrup!
Daniel & Markus (Germany) - SUPERDOG!
Leigh (US) - Thanks for "forcing" me to go with you to see Lady Liberty and the Empire State!
Luke (US) - I've never seen anyone so excited by brunch.
Roseline (France) - She had the most luggage I've seen for such a small girl.
Josef (Switzerland) - What a sweetheart, I pretty much inhaled the delicious croissants he brought us.
Anne-Sophie and Maude (Quebec) - Sorry you didn't get to hear real gospel singing :(
Chad (US) - Possibly the most surreal surfing experience I've ever had.
Sean (US) - I've tried to duplicate your curry, but it can't be done!
Marcus (Germany) - So blonde, so tall, so fun.
Jonathon (France) - Squeezed into my itty bitty summer housing with no complaints.
Keeley & Cav (Australia) - Schooled them at Asshole.
Josh & Marco (US & Germany) - I will never forget Marco's brave attempts to intimidate a bouncer for me. And Josh, I will never forget how our apartment smelled after you made that onion soup.
Helgi (Iceland) - FOOKING COONT!!!!
Naoise (Spain) - Poor guy had to sleep on a flimsy setup of couch cushions every night.
Vincent (South Korea) - Totally went along with my suite's crazy, I was v. impressed.

Tour guided:

Norman (Canada) - Have yet to try that french toast he promised me.

Surfed:

Paul (UK) - Watched a TV program together that scarred me for life.
Sian (UK) - Massive bowling FAIL
Laura and Cory (Columbus) - Introduced me to the horrors of the rubber room!
Ian (Kansas City) - I tried to help at trivia night...
Paul (Denver) - I loved his chaotic house.
Michiel (Boise) - Let the Right One In. So good.
Luca (Seattle) - He really taught me to appreciate Phil Collins.
Brad (Bismark) - I don't care what you say Brad, I think ND is gorgeous.
Renee (Minneapolis) - She left us homemade apple bread. Delicious!
Corey (Toronto) - Took me to my first baseball game. Tried to drop me over a railing, normal stuff.

Interests

Reading, singing, dancing around to loud music, DOCTOR WHO, knitting, the Decemberists, girl scout cookies, curry, British tv, movies.

• singing
• dancing
• trivia
• movies
• reading
• tv
• knitting
• music
• surfing
• baseball
• bowling
• teaching
• medicine
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

East of Eden, Regina Spektor, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's, Jane Eyre, Moulin Rouge, The Lord of the Rings, Everything is Illuminated, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, Doctor Who, Ellie Goulding, Downton Abbey... the list goes on!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Shook Jimmy Carter's hand on a plane from Atlanta to New York, jolted in a van over the Tibetan Himalayas, danced around Columbia on Obama night, drove cross country with only one friend and managed not to kill each other, watched penguins strut across a beach, met friends purely by chance halfway around the world!

Teach, Learn, Share

Pointless bits of trivia, the ability to name songs after hearing the first few bars.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can recount some hilarious (though I say so myself) travel stories, I'm willing to cook and clean, and I'm told I give great hugs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Canada, China, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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