CURRENT MISSION

To accurately represent the voices of the poor through a microfinance lens.

ABOUT ME

I'm currently spending a year researching microfinance from the female borrower perspective. I'll be travelling to Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Rwanda, and Peru. My aim is to settle down in a village somewhere and really get to know the women who have borrowed from MFIs. I want to collect their experiences and share their stories.

I'm a feminist, krav maga lover, who cherishes those little moments of connection and understanding that can occur with complete and total strangers. I love good food, good music, and experiencing new things!

Currently living my life minute by minute.

PHILOSOPHY

"Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise." - Alice Walker

I also believe that if you trust in the world and do good, you will somehow receive what you give back in one way or another.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate by lovingly exploiting the benefits of the couchsurfing site with the hopes of being able to give back to this community more when I'm back in Austin, Texas and not traveling every two months!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have never personally hosted, but close friends and family have. Spent time with some lovely people who have visited Austin this way. One couple was french and traveling the world on their honeymoon! so cooool!

Interests

Hiking, traveling, eating delicious meals, waking up next to and spending time with Canyon Darcy, reading, watching documentaries, writing essays, studying, researching, krav maga, meeting new people, learning new languages, and the list goes on!

• writing
• documentaries
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Hugo by Martin Scorsese and Amelie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet are my favorite favorite favorite films. They both, in their own way, encapsulate and bring to life the tiny, fleeting, beautiful, joy-filled moments that make our existence worth existing.
For music, I love anything that has a tempo that I can dance to.I am not a huge fan of country, however.
For Books, the most current books that I've really enjoyed was Sheryl Sandburg's 'Lean In'.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once crossed the Atlantic ocean by holding on to a single baleen plate of a large beluga whale. Yep.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am pretty new to couchsurfing, so any pro-tips you can send my way would be awesome!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, Canada, United States, Viet Nam