Hello I'm Katie, an American girl from California currently living in Bordeaux, France where I'm finishing up a masters degree in linguistics. I'm a calm, open and easygoing person :) I love to cook, eat, read, crochet, ride my bike, go thrifting, and discover new people and places. So far I've been all around the west coast of the US, visited a few different cities in France as well as Brussels, Prague, Gdansk, Krakow, Budapest, Berlin, Vienna and have been briefly to Canada, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. After finishing my bachelor's I spent a year in France as an au pair and then worked in restaurants/bars for a few years in California before coming back here to study.

Looking for accepting folks 🏳️‍🌈
I love making connections, let’s meet up!

If you come to Bordeaux, I'd love to take you on a guided tour from the monastery, through the st-michel quarter and old center, to the quais (docks)! I also have a list of about 100 recommendations so do not hesitate to ask.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and hear about your travels, passions, and local perspective!
This summer I'm looking forward to traveling in Europe on a budget and maybe hosting some people on my couch for the first time. I live with one awesome roommate and their cat near the city center of Bordeaux.

Intereses

I like reading and artsy stuff. I love food! I have worked as a nanny, in an English pub, at a farm, a Thai restaurant, and two bakeries. I like to cook and to try other people’s cooking, and mostly I love to make cakes. I am interested in agriculture and plants but suck at taking care of them. I play dungeons and dragons and am totally a nerd. Also super into bread

• cats
• dogs
• fashion
• coffee
• gardening
• politics
• music
• hiking
• skiing
• agriculture
• biology
• history
• physics
• political science
• art
• food
• reading books
• sci-fi
• feminism
• people watching
• exploring new places
• sewing
• walking around
• beer and wine
• makeup
• dungeons and dragons
• cooking and baking
• dungeons & dragons
• bookstores
• drawing and painting

Música, películas y libros

Music: Big Thief, Dorian Electra, 100 gecs, Brockhampton, Janelle Monae, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Nina Simone, Judee Sill, Perfume Genius, Christine and the Queens, NMH, Solange, Anohni, Lorde, Paramore, Kimbra, Lana del Rey.... I love reading too, my favorite books are Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Dispossessed by Ursula le Guin, The Vegetarian by Han Kang, and the poetry of Ross Gay..... I need movie recommendations but on the list is Portrait of a lady on fire, Night is short walk on girl, Y tu mamá también, Hedwig and the angry inch, bound, and Spirited away

Algo increíble que he hecho

With 6 friends in one car drove 20 hours from central California to Squamish, Canada and back again (and no friendships were ended)

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I know how to bake macarons and cook some things, I can share about my studies if that interests you, I would love to learn more about computers or how to draw better, to practice my basic Spanish, or to learn the basics of any language.. and I'm always happy to exchange recipes! I've been a tutor in French, English, and python basics. I can give recommendations for any of the places I've lived (mainly California and Bordeaux) and am super open to your suggestions for travel, or even... life lessons?

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Cooking, household chores, yard work, discussion/company, unsolicited life advice, dog walking, English help, a shoulder to cry on?

Países que he visitado

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United States

Países en los que he vivido

France, United States