Hello there! Born and raised in Southern California, I have lived by the ocean all my life. I'm just traveling around as a recent college graduate from UC Santa Barbara. I love cats (but am allergic to them), sweet potatoes, burritos, and swimming in the water.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on a budget and would love to get to know locals and their surrounding areas!

Interests

Jazz, hip hop, nature, people watching, art museums, street art, walks, urban exploration, history, flowers!

• arts
• humanities
• books
• street art
• dining
• marathon
• running
• flowers
• traveling
• music
• live music
• jazz
• history
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- Bill Evans Trio, Flying Lotus, Solange, The Internet, Alice Coltrane, Giraffage

Books- (currently reading) 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, No Telephone to Heaven by Michelle Cliff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I completed a half-marathon back in 2014, when I thought I would never be able to run more than a mile. Pretty cool huh?

Teach, Learn, Share

As someone who studied in an interdisciplinary humanities field, I can go on about modern Japanese-US history from 20th century onward. I love learning about people's backgrounds, stories, and whatever keeps them going.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My appreciation and positivity :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Japan, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan