I'm based in Los Angeles but this year (2023), I am attempting that digital nomad life and traveling the world! I was in Chile and Argentina during the first 2 months of the year and I can't wait to go back to South America and spend MUCH more time there. March was an unexpectedly prolonged travel break.

The rest of my travel plans: I'm projecting to spend 4 months in Europe, then maybe stop in Turkey, Egypt, South Africa or Madagascar, then the next 4 or so months in East Asia (Taiwan, Japan, Korea primarily), with shorter trips to Vietnam, Thailand, Phillippines, just to name a few. Then finishing my year+ long of travel in Australia and New Zealand before heading back to LA!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet...you? Maybe? I guess we'll see, haha.

Experiencing the pleasantly unexpected has been a trend in my solo travels and I suspect CS has a lot of that. Discovery of amazing things. Learn new perspectives from other humans, do fun things that I could never have planned by googling "best thing to do in [city/place]", laugh til my belly and whole body aches, connecting with others, and so on.

Interests

- i'm a HUGE sucker for cute, artisanal, local boutiquey shops and will almost definitely buy something
- love aesthetically well-designed books/editorials, especially if the content is also fascinating. i came back from a 2-week trip in Paris with a carry-on filled entirely with books. i have a problem.
- artisanal pottery things, especially mugs and cups. do i need more mugs and cups? no, stop judging me)
- FOOD. I live to eat. I'm serious. Boring/bad food makes me sad though. Amazing street food to a fancy fixed menu type of thing. I love to try it all.
- gardens (give me all the plants, flowers, foliage, PLEASE)
- live jazz music (but also any good live music specifically in a more intimate, sometimes unexpected setting, Sofar Sounds if anyone has heard of it ;))
- art galleries and museums of topical interest to me (beyond art)
- meditation + yoga + sound baths (sans the woo)
- cocktail and/or library-themed bars/speakeasies
- verrrry into TV and film but also enjoy watching shit movies for fun (F9 was a BLAST lol)
- backpacking (wild camping) and day-hiking, forest bathing
- visual arts exhibits
- relaxing at a cafe with no rush to go anywhere
- listening to spoken word poetry/slam poetry
- board games (where my catan friends at? i want all of your sheep)
- photography (very very amateur but i do enjoy snapping photos, yes, even stereotypical touristy ones)

• graphic design
• photography
• wine
• meditation
• board games
• reading
• minimalism
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• eating
• theatre
• feminism
• mindfulness
• museums
• space
• hot springs
• sustainable lifestyle
• planet earth
• self-discovery
• mars
• self-betterment

Music, Movies, and Books

Live jazz is one of my favorite things in life. And drums. DRUMS.

I like a vast variety of music/movies/books that will be much more interesting to talk about in person.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess I've done a lot of amazing things. But a recent one I'm very proud of:

O Trek. 7 Days. (Jan 2023) Hands-down the most challenging thing I've done in my life. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. I went with a group of 4 friends and we carried all of our own gear and food. 😅

Teach, Learn, Share

Evaluate and judge someone by their capacity for empathy, compassion, selflessness, kindness, and decency.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Japan, Taiwan, United States