Hi! I'm Lex, I am 23 years old, graduated college from Lake Superior State University, in a tiny town called Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Which, by the way, is a hidden gem. Living in the UP for 4 years intensified my need to travel and my appreciation for the wilderness.

I am an environmentalist, always thinking about how my actions and most importantly, purchases, affect the health of our natural resources.

Due to this, I want to be able to travel with the most minimal carbon footprint I can, and the hotel life just wouldn't cut it. Plus I am excited to live like a local wherever it is I plan on visiting!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel and I want to live like a local while doing so.

Living with my parents currently, so it's not up to me to accept surfers. Sorry! If it was, you all would be welcome!

Interests

I am interested in the natural world around me. That doesn't have to be a beautiful nature preserve either, the natural world is all around us and appreciating the most common of insects and animals makes the natural world much bigger.

I also love the water more than anything, I'm nicknamed the "mermaid" with my friends.

• animals
• insects
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite artists are Kygo, Twenty One Pilots, Two Door Cinema Club, Bon Iver, Rise Against. Love Disney movies. I'm definitely a bookworm.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled through sub-Saharan Africa for a month on a truck, climbed the largest sand dune in Namibia.

Lived out of my car for 6 months while employed in a traveling postions, living with various friends, family, couchsurfers

Teach, Learn, Share

Je ponce donc je suis. I think therefore I am. Trust your own truth and question everything in order to find it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendly demeanor, down to earth, company drinking coffee/tea watching a movie OR bar hopping

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Botswana, Canada, Mexico, Namibia, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States