Student studying Social Studies (w/ a focus on Political Resistance + Agency) and Computer Science at Harvard. Studying abroad at Cambridge Uni Spring 2016.

Also: amateur gastronome, aesthete, Sherlock enthusiast, 113wpm

Whether it's hiking, going out, or just chilling, always down for exploring + making new memories!

hillarydore.me for more

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to travel the world & make friends in new places & experiences!

Interests

-eating good food
-meeting new people
-going out & dancing
-oil painting
-spoken word poetry

• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• painting
• spoken word
• hiking
• snorkeling
• computer science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

-TV Shows: Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Elementary, The Flash
-Books: Notes from Underground (Dostoevsky), currently going through a Haruki Murakami binge, The Decameron (Boccaccio), The Wretched of the Earth (Fanon), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kundera)
-Music: Destiny's Child (&generally 90s hiphop/rnb), James Blake (Life Round Here- Chance the Rapper remix is dope), James Bay

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Ate a cicada in China
-Stayed out the whole night in Shanghai and watched the sunrise on the Bund
-Solo trip to Iceland & saw the Northern Lights
-Snorkeling at the Palawan Islands and saw a tornado
-Helped host an international conference for 500+ people in Tokyo and Manila

Teach, Learn, Share

-food, food, food. (and some stories :) )

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Stories
-Warthog impersonations (I'm told I do a pretty good one)
-Food (let's cook!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, United States