CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life through relationships and personal connection and to enjoy every beautiful place the world has to offer.

ABOUT ME

I am working for West Virginia University Extension Service as a 4-H Agent. Last year, I finished a term as an AmeriCorps VISTA at a historic preservation non-profit. I studied abroad during grad school in Estonia and Poland and a summer in Germany during undergrad. I just finished 4 years on an international student alumni board, so I got to travel Europe (and the world) a lot. I love my beautiful state of West Virginia but also love seeing the world.

PHILOSOPHY

"If you're twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel - as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them - wherever you go." - Anthony Bourdain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only a little bit of couchsurfing so far, but it's all been very positive. The world needs more personal connections with people and their places.

Interests

Outdoor activities -- hiking, camping, swimming, biking, canoe and kayaking, soaking up the sun. Traveling, of course, and I really love to cook, especially authentic and local.

• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

How can I even begin to make a list?

I'm mostly open to anything that is well-done and thought-provoking. I love podcasts -- This American Life, Planet Money, Reply All, Radio Lab, TED Radio Hour... they get me through most road trips.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think "amazing" is subjective, but I've done some things that are amazing to me -- like snorkeled with sea turtles in Hawaii, sang karaoke with my Korean friends in Daegu, attended midnight mass in Poland on Easter, walked through Auschwitz and a clear, cool day, rode a bicycle to an island crater in Estonia and then ate pumpkin soup. I once has a conversation and realized each person in the group was from a different continent...

Teach, Learn, Share

I say, always a local point you to the best coffee, food, and bar and you'll always be set in a city.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, good beer, and a love of travel

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Poland, United States