CURRENT MISSION

See horizons to shape horizons.

ABOUT ME

I'm an architecture student studying in Prague for the semester. I love being creative, meeting and talking with people, and learning about the world around me. People have told me that I'm goofy, outgoing, a hard-working, and a passionate person.

I want to see horizons to shape horizons.

PHILOSOPHY

"I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good."
-Mies van der Rohe

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sometimes it's nice to sit in a cafe, with a book, and just observe-- living, interacting, working, saying hello, saying goodbye. Raised in the midwest, it's very common to smile and say hello to people you pass on the street. I often try to start conversations with people I come across, because you never know what interesting people you may meet.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly just staying with family, friends, and friends of friends. Once stayed in my brother's college rugby house, which looked like a post-apocalyptic frat house from the movies.

Interests

Dancing, painting, reading, architecture, urban design, sustainability, gardening, creating, outerspace, fashion, history & culture, people, hiking, camping, climbing trees, indoor gardening

• culture
• books
• architecture
• design
• fashion
• dancing
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• painting
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• rugby
• history
• software
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

The XX, Toro y Moi, Yelle, Hall & Oates, Burt Bacharach, Otis Redding, Beyonce, Aaliyah-- Upbeat indie pop-electronic, R&B, hip hop, etc.

All Haruki Murakami books, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

I'm a total nerd and have loved the movie The Titanic ever since I was younger. I think it will always secretly (or not so secretly) be my favorite movie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think this experience right now, study abroad, is pretty high up there on the list.
Seeing the Aurora Borealis is still on my bucket list.

Teach, Learn, Share

English; Architectural software programs like Adobe, Autodesk, Rhino, etc.; Dancing; Hair Braiding