Hello! I'm a student from the US taking a year to travel, meet people, learn Spanish and French and have new experiences. This year I'll be spending a while in Europe, New Zealand, South and Central America and Canada. I plan to study some combination of writing, psycholinguistics and women's studies next year, and writing, backpacking, sculpting and cooking are among my favorite things, as well as - of course - traveling :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's an infinitely more interesting way to stay in a country! One of my goals in life is to have a huge web of people I care about all over, a giant "world family," and this is what I hope to grow by meeting people on Couchsurfing.

Interests

• writing
• literature
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• gardening
• painting
• backpacking
• whitewater rafting
• rock climbing
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• laughing
• learning languages
• playing music
• skinny dipping
• french
• spanish
• ashtanga

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Iron & Wine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Talking Heads, Kanye West
Films: Midnight in Paris, Blue is the Warmest Color, Gravity, Annie Hall, The Babadook, Sound of Music, Before Sunrise, Brooklyn
Books: My Brilliant Friend, The Alchemist, The Kite Runner, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Glass Castle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked the 800km Camino de Santiago in Spain! Also shaved my head.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some English, and maybe a bit of Spanish or French! I love to tell and hear stories, and I can inspire you with my vim and vigor. I know a lot about psychology; I love talking about dreams, . I'm keen to learn more languages, discover permaculture and any other music/films/books.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to cook for you! And to practice languages, to have conversations with you coming from our different cultures, and - of course - I'll have a couch for you back on the west coast of America!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States