Hi! I’m a traveling German/Political Science student from New Mexico 🌵 in search of a friendly couch + cool, open-minded new friends and experiences!
I’d say I’m pretty outgoing and I can talk your ear off, but I’d rather listen, and I often need quiet time to decompress. I can be the life of the party and dance up a storm, or I could be perfectly content just observing the scene. I try to be impressive, but also never to take myself too seriously.
I guess I’m sort of a hippy. Grew up on a hot springs in the middle of the desert. I did an exchange in Marburg, Germany last year (taught myself German) and have returned to Europe this summer for a research project with my university to compare US border politics with Germany’s migration situation. The more I study, the more I realize I have to learn, and I’m always open to outside perspectives!
I’m currently obsessed with World War II history and I collect and press flowers religiously, which you might think is dorky but oh well, haha. I’m very into foreign languages and cultures, writing and journaling, photography, portraiture, and illustration. I like impressionist art, dark cinema, and fairy tales/ folk legends.

Fun fact: I can lick my elbow (only the right one, not the left)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Suche nach interessanten Leuten und übe immer gerne mein Deutsch :-)

Interests

Politik, Gedichte, Geschichte, Pflanzen, Kunst, Outdoors

• literature
• coffee
• gardening
• flowers
• politics
• drawing
• music
• mountains
• ukulele
• astrology
• cultural exchange
• german language

Music, Movies, and Books

Musik: folk, rock, indie, soul, banjo, hip-hop, techno, electro swing, dreampop, mellow stuff...Current favs: Hiatus Kaiyote, Massive Attack, Sea Wolf, Sufjan Stevens, Caravan Palace, The Smiths, Sales, Homeshake
Always like Incubus (older albums are best), Simon & Garfunkel, David Bowie, the Pixies
Deutsches Musik: Alin Coen Band, die Höchste Eisenbahn, Antilopen Gang, Bilderbuch, Sido, Nena

Filme/Serie: Call Me By Your Name, Amelie, Pan’s Labyrinth, Casablanca, Alice, O Brother Where Art Thou, Twin Peaks, LOVE Studio Ghibli (Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away are my favorites)

Bücher: Watership Down, anything by Chuck Palahniuk
Poetry by Pablo Neruda

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ich habe mit Flüchtlingen in München gearbeitet.

Teach, Learn, Share

Englisch, Deutsch, Spanisch, Ukulele, Zeichnen

What I Can Share with Hosts

Ich kann gerne für dich kochen, singen, oder mit Englischen helfen!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States