Hellooo, My name is Emily and I am 23 year old female traveling around South America. I lived in Arequipa, Peru for 5 months teaching English and now I am traveling through Chile. I am originally from Maryland, U.S.A. I love meeting traveling and meeting people, speaking Spanish, making my music, writing, camping, hiking , and most things outdoorsy. I'm clean and easy going. I' love seeing a place from a locals perspective!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am hoping to meet other people and not just be a tourist when traveling. I have traveled before around SouthEast Asia and the most rewarding experiences I had where when I stayed in other peoples homes and was shown around by the locals. I am hoping to learn about local culture and meet some cool people. Also, I am learning spanish so if you can help me with that, that would be a plus!

Interests

• writing
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• snowboarding
• eating good food

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: I love a lot of music, hard to say what my favorite is, but I love: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendricks, Shakey Graves, Flume, Griz and Kendrick Lamar to name a few.

Favorite Movies: Probably Inglorious Bastards

Favorite Books: I love so many! The Grapes of Wrath, anything by Faulkner, any psychology related books (The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo is one of my favorites), recently I have been reading a lot of creative non-fiction essays by authors such a Joan Didion.
I love to give and exchange books so if you have a good ones you want to trade with me, let me know!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I backpacked around South East Asia and saw some cool shittt (lots of Buddhas).

Teach, Learn, Share

I have three years of a college education studying psychology and creative writing soo I am good at both of these things and can teach you about how your brain works! I am trying to learn Spanish, so if you can teach me some, that would be great!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, trade books, show you some music I like, teach you a little English, tell you about my life (although this may not be very interesting)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States