In social situations, I often play the role of the listener––I am genuinely interested in understanding what inspires, pains, and interests all of those I interact with. I can assure those that I meet that I will be open, understanding, and curious. I believe that everyone is entitled to define their identity, and I do my best to respect those choices.

By profession, I am an environmental lawyer currently living in Eugene, Oregon. I am constantly moving back and forth between my motivations to advocate on behalf of people and the natural world and my desire to experience the natural world outside of an office.

My philosophy: to be interesting, be interested.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I would much rather build a connection with a human in the place that I am visiting than be isolated in a hotel.

My next planned trip is travel through Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, beginning in March 2020 with my partner, Dan Hulse , https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/danhulse. We would like to couchsurf as much as possible during this trip.

Interessen

Gardening, food preservation, cooking, rock climbing, mountaineering, hiking, writing, poetry, drawing, soccer, macrame.

• writing
• poetry
• design
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• minimalism
• soccer

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Favorite song: Suzanne by Leonard Cohen.
Favorite movie: The Truman Show.
Favorite book: Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Stress is a perverted relationship to time.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

A calm energy and an excitement for fresh experience.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, England, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Russian Federation, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Canada, Tanzania, United States