I love popcorn, enjoy learning about other cultures and languages and I enjoy singing, reading, and cooking. I am married but don't have children yet, and I'm a follower of Jesus.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to meet local people when I travel and to find out about places enjoyed not necessarily by tourists but more by locals. I also like to help people find their way around my city and help them find strategies for saving money while traveling.

Interests

• singing
• politics
• political science
• russian culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Band Perry, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight series, Screwtape Letters, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nymh - DON'T LAUGH UNTIL YOU READ IT! - and Warrior Cats - mrrrrrroooooow!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made two Thanksgiving turkeys in one day!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a native "American-English" speaker and a pretty fluent Russian speaker. I speak basic Chinese (mandarin) learned in Beijing. I have traveled many places but sadly not to Southeast Asia (but yes to Korea and China), Australia, Central or South America or sub-saharan Africa - yet. I love sharing my experiences and language ability and learning from others. I am also a political scientist and somewhat capable with programming in Stata so I like trying to answer questions with data and using statistical models to do that, I'm a pedagogue/teacher and student at heart so any skills I have I'm always delighted to get to share them.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My love for Slavic culture, popcorn, and experiences from all over the world, especially Russia and Beijing. Singing! English and Russian language. Some Mandarin...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States