Hi all! I am a US college student studying economics and political science who is currently studying abroad in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain! I am very interested in learning about others and especially learning about local and state political issues in places all over the world. I speak Castilian Spanish at a conversational level, and I am obviously a native English speaker. I have also some limited Italian experience, though my Spanish is much stronger.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to travel around Europe, especially Ireland and the UK, while I am already across the pond for the semester. Much of my traveling will be alone, and I have seen that meeting and interacting with locals here in Spain has made the experience immensely more enjoyable and valuable. Also, unfortunately, not being able to find a subletter in the US has made my semester much more expensive than previously planned, and I need to cut costs when possible! If I have a good experience, perhaps I can return the favor in sunny Columbus, OH, USA...

Interests

travel, local politics and issues, basketball, jazz

• politics
• traveling
• jazz
• basketball
• economics
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz!!! Also documentaries and political dramas such as West Wing, House of Cards...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studied for a month in Bolivia - much different than the US/Canada/EU!

Teach, Learn, Share

Not sure what I can provide tangibly, but I've been described as insightful, very easy to talk to, and full of random facts

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cultural knowledge of the US (and perhaps Bolivia/Spain), Spanish language practice (and English language practice, I'm open to staying somewhere where English is the second language of course!), political/economic insights

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Spain, United States