Traveling the U.S. East Coast and East Africa this August/September, on hiatus from my job at a Seattle-based interior redesign company.
I studied International Relations with a focus on Middle Eastern and European languages and politics, taught English to elementary students at a public school in Berlin for one year, and then returned to live in Seattle near my family last year.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet other open minded people who like sharing and experiencing a diversity of ways to live life and connect with people who I might not ordinarily cross paths with

Interests

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• architecture
• design
• interior design
• graphic design
• fashion
• photography
• illustrations
• dancing
• education
• environment
• human rights
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• running
• working out
• walking
• nightlife
• partying
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• live music
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• rock climbing
• soccer
• teaching
• geography
• history
• international relations
• journalism
• psychology
• religion
• volunteering
• adventure travel
• beaches
• mountains
• urban exploration
• food
• nature
• linguistics
• learning languages
• humor
• feminism
• outdoors
• turkey
• middle east
• environmental justice
• german language
• european union
• queer culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently Spotify told me that only 64% of my music is positive and it’s 70% “danceable”. In 2019 I’ve been listening to lots of 70s and 80s music, Ariana Grande, electronica, contemporary rap, hip hop, and folk pop music.
I love contemporary fiction above all, but enjoy longreads journalism, young adult fiction, modern poetry, and nonfiction as well. Currently reading The White Album by Joan Didion, Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari, and The Sympathizer by Viet Nguyen.
Recommend movies that you love!

Teach, Learn, Share

Willing to do tandem language learning (if you want to learn some English/German from me, teach me your language too!)
I’ll also share doodles and photos that I make/take for you! Make art with me ☺️
I love to learn to cook new foods and about local traditions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United States, Uzbekistan