I’m a junior at Wellesley College outside of Boston. I’m an Environmental Studies major and Middle eastern studies minor and I concentrate on bees, largely honeybees and beekeeping. I speak French strongly and I’m slowly working on Modern Standard Arabic- I have had a month introduction into Darija when I spent my winter break in Morocco 🇲🇦 . I’ve spent my life devoted to human connection, community building and civic engagement and I’m excited to see how it manifests in the future. I am young, so I’m new to couch surfing but my mother has used it and has loved the experience. I’m excited to begin! You are always welcome in Boston. Although I live about 30 minutes outside the city, I’m a one mile walk from public transportation, and I have a car to give you a ride. I can host maximum 3 nights per college policy, and to be honest, I’m hesitant around cisgendered men due to some childhood experiences. I seek to support underprivileged communities, and my queer identity is integral to my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was raised in Nebraska, but I went to an arts boarding school outside of Boston for all of high school, where I studied classical singing intensively. Although I am lucky to have so many new experiences and friendships, I value my roots and care about seeing my close friends who now study in NY, even if I can’t afford an Airbnb or hostel.

Interests

• lgbt rights
• environment
• womens rights
• cooking
• vegan
• biology
• ecology
• entomology
• environmental studies
• gender studies
• queer
• bees
• arabic
• french
• climate change
• community organizing
• disability
• disability rights
• decolonization
• environmentalism
• data science
• arabic music
• lesbian
• beekeeping
• data analysis
• french language
• civic engagement
• palestine
• lgbtq
• arabic food
• arabic culture
• prison abolition
• beekeeper

Music, Movies, and Books

Brandi Carlile, Tegan and Sara, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Alanis Morissette, the Cranberries and the Indigo Girls are my best friends. I don’t get around to watching many movies (poor attention span), and I am always always listening to audiobooks, the more I listen the more I grow!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I can’t say just one!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach about bees, environmental issues, R (programming language), left-handed knitting, and cooking. I’m down to learn about absolutely anything. As a college student I don’t have many possessions, but I can cook you a meal. I’ll get the ingredients and clean up if I can use your kitchen.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, book recommendations on environmental topics, I can answer any question you may have about bees, and I’m a mean vegan cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States