Adventure seeker. Coffee drinker. Thinker. I'm a free spirit discovering the beauty of this world one country at a time. I left my office job in San Francisco to teach English in Thailand in October 2015. Once the semester ended, I strapped on my pack and dove into the SEA. I've been in SouthEast Asia for the past 8 months and (merely) plan on venturing out to the rest of Asia..

Location update: Malaga, Spain! Never know where life brings me next :) living and working on the costa del sol until another place starts calling my name..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am currently traveling around Southeast Asia and making my way over to Europe in September to teach English in Madrid. [Update, currently teaching in Malaga, Spain] I participated in couch surfing two summers ago when I took an epic road trip across the USA with my two best friends. We spent about six weeks on the road and met some really cool people through couch surfing. I am hoping to have a similar experience while I am traveling around the world. I am always down to try new things and to explore, so count me in if you want an adventure, even just for a day!

NEW UPDATE: Eurotripping for all of summer 2018, so I won't be hosting any longer and hoping that one of you beautiful souls can spare me a couch! See you around :)

Interests

Hiking, biking, going to the beach, kayaking, cooking, camping, photography, writing, telling stories, groovin', eating damn good food.

• writing
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/Shows:
Spotlight
Inception
American Beauty
Momento
Truman Show
Parks & Rec
New girl
Broad City

Literature:
The Dharma Bums
The Beach
On the Road
Wild
Omnivore's Dilemma
Into the Wild
anything by Murakami

Musica:
Grammatik
Odesza
Pretty Lights
Nicola Cruz
Clap!Clap!
Beach Fossils
The Strokes
The Black Keys
Bonobo
Alabama Shakes
Edward Sharpe
Also getting into cumbia lately!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba dive certified in the Philippines :) Absolutely incredible!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tips on how to travel Southeast Asia on a budget as well as how to survive living in one of America's most expensive cities without going completely broke. If you give me a kitchen, I'll cook up a bomb veggie dish to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Spain, Thailand, United States