Hi! I'm Emma, and I'm traveling throughout Europe with my boyfriend, Ben. We are both university students taking a year off from school. I spent the last year at school on the beach in southern California; Ben will start at Harvard next year.

I'm an avid baker, and I regularly make tasty desserts and breakfasts. I'm always excited to learn new techniques and recipes for local specialties. I spent a great deal of my life as a dancer, though I've recently stopped my formal training. I also spent a bit of time studying flying trapeze. I love the water; I spent seven years living on houseboats near San Francisco and sailed in British Columbia as a child. I really enjoy swimming, especially in oceans and rivers.

Ben and I met on our high school's speech and debate team, so we both really like public speaking. We care a lot about political and social issues and enjoy nonprofit work and volunteering. I have worked in special needs classrooms; Ben volunteers at a homeless shelter and has worked for a number of startups. This summer he traveled to Alaska and Costa Rica and competed at an international debate tournament in South Korea. He likes things that are smaller than they should be; in particular, miniature cacti and pigs. He's particularly nerdy about social sciences and is super interested in behavioral economics and international relations, though he'll be excited to take a class about literally anything.

Together we enjoy drinking bubble tea late at night, finding good waterfalls, hanging our hammock in beautiful locations, singing badly while I play ukulele (also badly), and of course traveling, exploring, and meeting new people.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

After a few weeks of hosting couchsurfers, I'm embarking on a long trip through Europe with my boyfriend. We're very excited to see new places and meet interesting people.

Interessen

• cooking
• baking
• politics
• economics
• international relations
• volunteering
• ukulele
• dance
• social justice
• advocacy
• napping
• debate
• hammocking
• public speaking
• nonprofits
• bubble tea

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

I'll happily cook for you, I'm especially happy to make desserts and breakfasts.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Canada, United States