Hey/Hola/Oi

My name is Chauncie. I am from Pennsylvania/Florida in the U.S. I currently live in London pursuing a one-year Masters. The time commitment is intense, but I recently reminded myself how cool it is to meet people on CS, so I hope to make some time to grab a coffee or drink.

I’m quite a laid back person, and am always up for chats to learn about new cultures and ways of thinking.

For fun, I do museums/exhibitions, cultural tours, attending lectures, yoga, hiking and other fitness activities depending on where I am. I equally enjoy walking around a city center and people watching as I take pleasure in a pristine hike. Also, nights in documentary-watching and binging guilty pleasure shows.

While traveling is one of my great loves, studying urban development has made me comfortably cynical to tourism. I’m still trying to address that for how I live my life, but I think through CS people can travel less traditionally.

My masters is in addressing urban inequalities in processes of development, and bachelors was environmental science.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have had some great experiences on CS over the years. While I haven’t had the space to host much, someday when I set my roots I hope to start. In the meantime, I’d just like to keep meeting new people and continuing the exchanges.

Interests

• cooking
• vegan
• traveling
• piano
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• geology
• languages
• sustainability
• health
• feminism
• urban planning

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Latin music (I dance salsa/bachata on weekends sometimes), anything with a powerful melody and instrumentals, and my favorite artist of all time is John Legend.

I’m a podcast person, particularly obsessed with every single NPR-podcast series. Esp. Hidden Brain, Throughline, and TED radio hour.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved to Brazil speaking almost zero Portuguése

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share any insight on a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle (was vegan for 4 years, now vegetarian).

I can share any perspective I’ve gained in my masters

Also, really random facts about rocks (I am a secret geology nerd)

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Ecuador, France, Panama, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Spain, United Kingdom, United States