ABOUT ME

I'm a journalist/culinary school dropout living in Nevada (not Las Vegas). I spent the first two years out of college at a cubicle job in Washington, D.C., before growing really unhappy and deciding to quit. I spent six months in West Africa (Senegal) freelancing in 2011. I survived the transition from cubicle to developing country thanks to all the incredibly kind and knowledgeable people I met through Couch Surfing. Now working in radio and living in the Western U.S. with my beagle Bodhi. I save all my nickels for travel.

My best quality is my sense of humor. Expect healthy doses of self-deprecating humor and slight drool stains on your couch.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have hosted in the past/attended meet-ups/will host again in the future.

Update 2/20/15: Can't accept couch surfers right now, sorry.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amazing, sexy people in amazing, sexy places.

Interests

Overland travel, drinking bloody marys and Instagramming the fuck out of my food.

• dining
• drinking
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• spelunking
• surfing
• freelancing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

I'll watch anything by Scorsese, Soderbergh or Christopher Nolan. And anything sci-fi/film noir.

Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Dave Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Sarah Vowel, Susan Collins, J.K. Rowling.

TV obsessions: Breaking Bad, Lost, Kroll Show and Silicon Valley

Currently eating: Gluten

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taking a 6 mile hike along crumbling portions of the Great Wall of China.

Second on the list was spelunking in a limestone cave in eastern Tennessee. Seriously, I recommend River & Earth Adventures in Elizabethton, TN, to anyone into genuine outdoor recreation — this was not your typical pansy guided tour. I crawled into spaces smaller than I thought possible and was muddied, bruised and beaten by the end. But I made that cave my bitch.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can bake you Southern biscuits.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Netherlands, Saint Lucia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Senegal, United States

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