I am a student at the environmental liberal arts university, Green Mountain College in Poultney Vermont, studying Sustainable Community Development and Agroecology. I have moved 19 times growing up, through 9 states across the United States. I love the mountains, and everything pertaining to them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on couchsurfing because the process of meeting locals and trusting strangers has brought me the best memories from traveling. My favorite memory is from during my gap year before starting college: I couch surfed in Sydney, Australia with an artist who was hosting four other people- a family from Poland and a women from Germany. Our host slept on the floor to give his guests the beds and couches. We all went dumpster-diving at some organic grocery stores one evening, gave back with a load of good food, and cooking together and shared a meal. I learned more about three different cultures that day then any book or classroom study could have taught me.

Interests

Soccer, ceramics, yoga, farming and gardening, teaching kids, hiking

• yoga
• gardening
• pottery
• hiking
• soccer
• agriculture
• ultimate frisbee

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite bands: Shakey Graves, Sylvan Esso, Lake Street Dive, Edward Sharpe, Natianal Ratcliff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked and lived with cow shepards in the Andean mountains of Peru above 3300 meters altitude.

Teach, Learn, Share

Ultimate Frisbee, vegetarian cooking, obscure facts of the world

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Slovenia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Peru, United States