I'm a chronic sufferer of wanderlust and backpacked around Europe for two months in the summer of 2015. I am now working on my PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I am a total nerd about most things, especially science, and love learning. I can get comically excited about nature. My passions include hiking, camping, beer, running, horseback riding, hoop dancing, live music, reading, and discussing the nature of the world/universe with anyone who's willing. A favorite topic of mine is futuristic technology and its potential impacts on society. I really like feminism, the Grateful Dead (I'm a bit of a hippie at heart), and thinking positively.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I backpacked Europe in 2015.

Interests

Biology, society, culture, feminism, nature, live music

• culture
• dancing
• womens rights
• beer
• running
• technology
• reading
• music
• live music
• equestrian
• hiking
• camping
• biology
• ecology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Grateful Dead, bluegrass, anything live

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Forrest Gump, Spirited Away, Paper Moon, Boyhood

Books: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - Tom Robbins, Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut, Catch-22 - Joseph Heller, Lord of the Rings - Tolkien, His Dark Materials trilogy - Phillip Pullman, American Gods - Neil Gaiman , The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Was elected and served as a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in the U.S.

Successfully petitioned my university to implement gender-neutral housing and restroom accommodations.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll talk your ear off about ecology/biology. I can teach some hula hoop dance and poi. I'm happy to share my experience of America in exchange for observer's views and opinions of my home country.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation ranging from the concrete and immediate to abstract and distant.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States