CURRENT MISSION

good bye America

ABOUT ME

Culture shock.

PHILOSOPHY

"Shame is something that people who aren't funny have."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted multiple people in Tuscaloosa and surfed with people in Turkey and France. Those experiences were so incredible. I am in love with the concept of couch surfing because I want to be exposed to a very raw culture of whatever country I may be in, and I feel like staying with locals, i.e. couch surfers, is the only way to accomplish this. Also, I'm broke, so couch surfing is obviously the best way to go about seeing the world...

Interests

cooking, eating, exploring, swimming in natural bodies of water, reading, biking at night, camping, people watching, people watching, people watching.

• culture
• cooking
• reading
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: The Dreamers, Harold & Maude, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Fargo...
music as of late: Mac Demarco, Grimes, and the Darjeeling Limited soundtrack on repeat
Books: David Sedaris, William Faulkner, Jonathan Safran Foer, and The Confederacy of Dunces

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snow capped peaks of the Nepalese Himalayas. MY GOD!

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn about different cultures, and to compare them to my own U.S. upbringing. I've loved living in the place that I grew up, but I'm very very ready to leave the cultural bubble of the southeastern United States.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, France, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States