I'm 22 and in school studying history and Arabic. As a student, I lived in Marrakesh, Morocco for 3 months and Amman, Jordan for 7 months. I've also had the chance to travel to India, South Africa, and (a little bit of) Europe.

I haven't quite figured out what I want to do with my life (does anyone?), but I do know that I want to keeping seeing new places, hike new trails, and meet people with different perspectives and ideas to learn from.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm hoping to meet new and interesting people in the places I visit, and once I have a proper place of my own, to host guests of my own!

Interests

I love to cook! I'd be happy to cook for my hosts - I particularly like to make Indian and Mexican food, but I'm always trying new dishes.

I'm an avid language learner. I studied Spanish in high school, have been studying Arabic for 4 years in college, and plan to start studying French in 2016. I always look forward to learning new words from fellow couchsurfers or teaching a bit myself!

I've done a lot of backpacking in the southeastern U.S. and can't wait till I have the chance to explore more, particularly in the southwest.

• dining
• cooking
• mexican food
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• backpacking
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Tallest Man on Earth; The National; M.I.A.; Jay-Z; Radiohead; Mono; Mos Def; Maybeshewill; O'Brother; Run the Jewels; Gucci Mane; Russian Circles; Rx Bandits; La Dispute; Kings of Convenience; Feist; Japandroids; Elliott Smith

Movies/TV: Babel; Traitor; There Will Be Blood; No Country for Old Men; Casino Royale; Anchorman; Despicable Me; Inside Out; Crazy, Stupid Love; The Wire; Seinfeld; The Office; Parks and Recreation; Narcos; Sherlock; House of Cards; Breaking Bad

Books: My War Gone By, I Miss It So; Dune; anything by Kurt Vonnegut; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; anything by Camus; anything by Amin Maalouf; Babbitt; The Reluctant Fundamentalist; How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia; Griftopia; The Road

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, India, Poland, South Africa, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Jordan, Morocco