Hey there 👋

I'm an American and a Norwegian wrapped in one💥

Some of my favorite things are music (always), languages (when I can!), politics (sometimes), and sports (when Philly teams are good).

I grew up and studied in the U.S., but am now a European at heart and by passport. After spending a year in Kraków and another in Prague during my twenties, I moved to Oslo for what I thought would be one year.

Fast forward to today, and I'm still in Norway, living with my husband on a peninsula sticking out into the Oslo Fjord. Life is very good here in the north, but I make a point of getting out regularly to familiar places and new ones alike.

I #standwithukraine 🇺🇦

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet like-minded people during my travels. My on a peninsula surrounded by the Oslo Fjord on both sides, with beaches for swimming, trails for hiking and even a friendly local tavern for a nightcap.

I usually travel with friends, my partner or my brother, but when I get the chance to travel solo I love meeting up with CSers.

Interests

I've had great CS experiences doing all kinds of things: city walks, swimming in rivers and lakes, hours-long talks, going to concerts, exploring nature.

• sauna
• politics
• board games
• reading
• electronic music
• metal music
• basketball
• american football
• languages
• language exchange
• travel
• eurovision
• marijuana
• rupaul's drag race
• cold water swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a lot, mainly contemporary fiction, but also narrative nonfiction. I try to spend my reading time on books rather than doom-scrolling Twitter and news sites, not always very successfully :)

I am almost always listening to music. As a teenager it was alternative rock and ska. In my 20's it was electronic music. Now I'm listening to more guitar-driven metal and rock. I like melodic and progressive stuff, no matter the genre.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traversed the Caucasus mountains in Azerbaijan in a mini monster truck and lived to tell the tale.

Glimpsed the midnight sun far north of the Arctic circle (though no northern lights yet).

Oh, and I escaped the U.S. and landed on my feet in Norway.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, good humor, curiosity about you and where you live and an open mind.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, China, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, United States