Hello! I'm Leah, and I'm a student & traveler from California. I spent a semester abroad in Prague, and I study film and psychology at UC Santa Barbara (which basically means I go to school on the beach and watching movies is part of my education). I love what I do and I'm excited to be doing it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I adore traveling, and I think meeting people across the world is one of the most rewarding and satisfying experiences you can have.

Interests

Film, theatre, and music (and pretty much all other kinds of art too). Always open to new projects and adventures. Delicious meals and a glass of wine. The good things in life!

• arts
• education
• wine
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• teaching
• psychology
• beaches
• film

Music, Movies, and Books

It's hard to choose... so many things. These are my recent favorites:

MOVIES: American Beauty, It's Such A Beautiful Day, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Harold & Maude, Kill Bill 1&2, Inglorious Basterds, Fight Club, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Little Miss Sunshine, Trainspotting, Amelie

MUSIC: So many things! Glass Animals, Simon & Garfunkel, Flume, Frank Ocean, Modest Mouse, Father John Misty, Big Wild, Rhye, Cashmere Cat

BOOKS: Cat's Cradle/Slaughterhouse Five/all Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Crichton, thrillers and mystery and romance and all that good stuff

"Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god" - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

"The sun and stars that float in the open air,
The apple-shaped earth and we upon it, surely the drift of them
is something grand,
I do not know what it is except that it is grand and that it is
happiness..." - Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biked to the top of a mountain in Switzerland and parapunted off the top! Went to a high school prom in a village in rural Czech Republic. Discovered a perfect microwavable brownie-in-a-mug recipe.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Endless smiles, stories, company and gifts. Optimism always!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States