**This is not Tinder. Please don't send messages like that. I am not looking for dates**

I'm open minded and interested in hearing about other perspectives. I don't take myself too seriously; love laughing and enjoying the company of friends and new people. My friends and family would probably consider me to be very independent; I always find a way to entertain myself. A nice day/night for me would be exploring outside/doing an activity outdoors; having dinner and perhaps a drink or two with good friends; staying up to talk or play games. I get absurdly excited about dogs and food.

I believe learning and helping others are the most important values in life.

I studied literature and cultures so I would be thrilled to talk to you about authors/books we've read.

If you like Game of Thrones or West World, you're already one of my favorite people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to exchange ideas and experiences with people while learning about their culture.

Eventually, would like to offer my own couch to surfers and show them my home.

Interests

I love listening to people talk about their hobby or passions. No matter what that topic, interest, or hobby is, it is incredibly endearing to see genuine feeling about something they like.

• animals
• culture
• cooking
• eating out
• live music
• hiking
• canoeing
• teaching
• languages
• exploring
• meeting new people
• snowboard

Music, Movies, and Books

The National, The xx, mgmt, Phantogram, M83, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire

TV: Game of Thrones, Parks and Recreation, Community, The Inbetweeners, West World

The Road by Cormac McCarthy, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, True Grit by Charles Portis, A Painted Veil by Somerset Maughen, Tracks by ouise Erdrich, The Bone Game by Louis Owens.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteered teaching North Koreans refugees for three years.

Kayaked through Ha Long Bay.

Taught archery by a Dutch Olympian in South Korea.

Watched snow monkeys chill in hot springs in Japan.

Lived a life like Jane Austen in Bath, England.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Cooking Southern American and Korean food; language (English, some Spanish and Korean); the first few chords of Nothing Else Matters by Metallica;

Learn: Cooking, culture, crafts, new hobbies, instruments, and language.

Share: Food, ideas, laughter

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food. I love cooking and eating. I would also wouldn't mind trying new food they want to make me as well.

Conversation. It's exciting hearing about other people's adventures and ideas. There's always something to be learned from each person. I could also share anything I've learned from living in the UK, in Korea for three years, or being an American (not all of us love guns, I promise) from Florida.

I know it's not always possible, but I'd like to spend time with my hosts and get to know them.

Lived in the UK; can offer some decent banter about the impracticality of British sinks.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Japan, Puerto Rico, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United Kingdom, United States