Hi all! I'm currently a grad student. In my free time, I like to bike, climb/boulder, run, hike, camp, play piano, watch movies, and go out with friends. As with many couchsurfers, I love to travel! I also love visiting US National Parks and have so far been to 26!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet as many locals as possible when I travel and to help people out when they need a place to stay. I have had many positive hostel experiences while travelling, but often find that I only spend time with other travelers -- Couchsurfing guarantees some local interaction and better engagement. I also use Couchsurfing to hang out with locals in new places even when I'm not staying with them.

Interests

I love learning about cultures through languages and literature, and I love being outside - whether hiking across a region or gardening in a city!

I have a couple small travel-related collections: postcards, coins, etc. They aren’t huge collections but I like them.

I'm also a language nerd :) I specialize in minoritized languages in contact with Spanish, especially Galician in Spain and Yucatec Maya in Mexico.

• cooking
• gardening
• bouldering
• piano
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• languages
• linguistics
• film
• biking
• climbing
• geocaching
• distance running
• lgbtq
• bassoon

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything acoustic or folksy, classical, and many others.
Movies: Wes Anderson, Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich!!), Y tu mamá también (and other Cuarón stuff), The Mission, Almodovar. I usually try and watch all the Oscar nominees in a given year and I adore Greta Gerwig.
TV: best shows I've seen recently are Fleabag and Bojack Horseman. My favorite throwback is Lost.
Books: I've usually got a book going. My recent favorite is Flights, by Olga Tokarczuk.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a week on the Camino de Santiago in Spain!

Teach, Learn, Share

Piano, Spanish and English, cooking. Bonus points if you can help me with my (rusty) French or Portuguese!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to help you with your Spanish or your English, make music with you, help you cook (I love learning about other cuisines), or go hiking with you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States