I moved to Seattle

I am a Masters student at Harvard Graduate School of Education (so we could talk up a storm about education... or not) and live on campus. I am inquisitive and love to learn new things. I am usually calm, non-argumentative, and in my own ways quiet yet bold. I love art, history, languages, being engulfed in a new culture/society. I like and am really good with sports (volleyball, basketball, swimming, ultimate frisbee, frisbee golf), but on the otherhand, I can be maladroit at times and not the best dance partner. I love meeting and getting to know people and enjoy one-to-one conversations.

I was lucky enough to study abroad in the south of France for one year. And the experience opened my eyes. It has changed the way I think, live, make decisions in my life and I am forever grateful for this.

PHILOSOPHY

Micheal Scottism- "I'm an early bird and I'm a night owl, so I'm wise and I have worms."

All that is superficial has no real value, and does not feed us. - My baker.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted in in my flat in Aix-en Provence France

James Teng- The Nederlands
Laurent- France
Charles Coulton and Tim Evanston- Australia
Pierre Corby- France
Ivan Plese- Austria
Joanna Khaker- The Nederlands

Couchsurfed:
Blaise Collin- France
Marijon- The Nederlands

Interests

-Bossa Nova
-Thomas Friedman
-presidential autobiographies
-Jeopardy
-sushi
-CNN
-Thallissa
-Juste pour rire. Les gags.
-Education Reform books

• animals
• arts
• culture
• books
• dancing
• education
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• snorkeling
• sports
• basketball
• volleyball
• swimming
• golf
• teaching
• history
• languages
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
- Hot, flat and crowded ( Thomas Friedman)
- The Way We Used to Be ( Thomas Friedman)
- My Life Bill Clinton
-Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
-Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Pirsig)
-First They Killed My Father
-All Antoine Expury Books
- A Year in Provence
-Neruda, E.E. Cummings, Charles Bukowski

Music
Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Seu Jorge, Yann Tiersen, Gal Costa, Zack Brown Band, Claude Debussy, Jeanne Moreau, Jacques Brel, George Brassens,

Movies
Jules et Jim (Francois Truffaut)
Le Chateau de Ma Mere
Documentary on Henry Kissinger (national geographic version)
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Amelie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1961
Mary Poppins the Musical

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Perseid showers.
- Halong Bay, VN
- snorkeling in Zanzibar, TZ
- Animals migrating in the Serengetti TZ
-teaching some friends from Uganda how to swim
- Koh Tao, Koh Samui (islands of Thailand )
- bus stops in Hawaii
- Azrou, Morocco
-Sahara Desert, Morocco
-I really adore Ste. Victoire, France
- Vercors, France.
- camping in the Alps
- 5 day hike Salkantay trek to Macchu Picchu

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States, Viet Nam

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