I am a globe trotter with a science and artificial intelligence addiction! I am fascinating with asking the question "How does this work?"

My love for science has always been my passion since I was a kid, and my love for traveling was born when I studied abroad in Lund, Sweden during my undergraduate degree! Since then I have not been able to stop traveling and have experienced many amazing places and met even more amazing people in my mission to see and study the world!

Overall, I would describe myself as a friendly, outgoing person, who can get along with anyone. I am quite comfortable in completely new situations (What traveler isn't?), and LOVE meeting new friends everywhere I go!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want a way to meet locals in the amazing places I visit and see the hidden gems of the day to day life of the cities outside of the tourist traps.

I also want people to show people the amazing places I’ve found in my city and the best beaches to go that are away from the crowds. I love playing tour guide and would love showing you around.

Interests

• breakfast
• traveling
• physics
• science
• adventure travel
• travel
• adventure
• brazil
• south america
• brunch
• artificial intelligence

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to read anything that is nonfiction, or that tells history from a non-euro/american-centric view point. When I am not reading, I am constantly listening to audio books while, driving, cooking, getting ready.... I am obssessed with learning!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I co-founded a chapter of Global Water Brigades on San Diego State University where we all recruited 12 people to go to a rural Honduran community and worked alongside community members digging trenches and laying pipes for a water system. This community's water was contaminated with sulfur and it was causing a lot of health problems. I was honored to have worked alongside such a motivated and inspirational people that lived in that village.

It changed my perspective of what I am actually capable of doing to help this world, and is an experience that I reflect on often to make decisions in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am conversational in Spanish and Portuguese, and would love to converse in the langauges or help those that are currently learning them!

I love having political discussions. I am quite liberal myself, but I grew up in a very conservative family so i understand many views , and I like to hear ALL perspectives because I believe that no viewpoint is perfect, and that in order to have the most productive world, you must understand those who think differently than you.

I am obsessed with science too. I have a bachelor's and masters in Physics, and am now a data scientist who works with machine learning and artificial intelligence to help brick and mortar stores compete with online retailers.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would bring souvenirs from California!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, United States