Hello friends!

My name is Genna; I am a perennial student with a deep love for plants, people, and, most of all, FOOD. I love to travel and have done a lot of wandering around the U.S., but now that my educational career is coming to its temporary end, I am beginning to travel further abroad.

I am a quiet and respectful person, but I love people; my goal is to learn as much about the languages and cultures of the world as I can. Can't wait to hear your story!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing because I am traveling to Japan this summer! It is my first time visiting the country, so I would love to go exploring with some new friends~

Interests

• cats
• chickens
• arts
• books
• literature
• gardening
• comics
• cartoons
• music
• animation
• art history
• philosophy
• food
• friends
• tea
• plants
• sushi
• family
• gardens
• webcomics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: the Decemberists, Chance the Rapper, CocoRosie, Matisyahu, FKA Twigs, Joni Mitchell, Kendrick Lamar, Iron & Wine, Beyonce, Portugal. The Man, Gogol Bordello

Movies: Snatch, Amelie, Yellow Submarine, My Neighbor Totoro, Lilo & Stitch, Persepolis, the Talented Mr. Ripley, Paprika, Kiki's Delivery Service, Blue is the Warmest Color

Books: the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Skinny Legs and All, Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion, Frida, White Noise, Kafka on the Shore, V for Vendetta, Antigone, the Phantom of the Opera

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled to China (Beijing, Shanghai, and Xian) in 2008 with my high school choir to perform Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at a pre-Olympic ceremony~

Teach, Learn, Share

Four years at a liberal arts college has given me a big basketful of books to talk about plus the ability to talk about them. Let's swap book and movie and music recommendations; I'll make dinner!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories! Books! Art!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Indonesia, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States