I am curious, passionate, and hardworking with a love for new experiences and great food. I work as a strategic planner for a local health department, which I find challenging and fascinating in many ways. I absolutely love the couchsurfing spirit, and one of my favorite hobbies is talking to strangers and learning about how they experience the world. I would love to hear your stories and tell you some of mine!

Unfortunately, as a single woman on here, I will only accept requests from verified surfers with several references (#safetyfirst).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people and building meaningful connections with others. My hosts on my travels were so wonderful to me, so I'm passing the kindness along.

To be sure you've read my profile closely, please start your message to me with "cats rule!"

Interests

I love to make friends in new places. I like progressive politics, history, and talking about how we can make the world a better place. I will not host people who do not identify as leftist/progressive/feminist, or are bigoted in any other way. I'll try most things once. I have no tolerance for intolerance. Let's cook something delicious!

• reading
• hiking
• exploring
• meeting new people
• eating good food

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One time I was hiking in Vancouver's Stanley Park, and I stumbled (literally) onto a very small, intimate wedding: just the grooms, the officiant, one witness, and the photographer. I stayed through the vows and went to congratulate them afterwards, and the officiant was like, "I'm actually glad you're here--they were short one witness!" So now I'm one of the signatories on their marriage contract. Sending you lots of love, Malvin and Angelo, wherever you are.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bermuda, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States