I'm a PhD student in plant ecology / ethnobotany at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. When I'm not in the lab or field dissecting or counting plants, I am a photographer, origamist, wanderer, and avid coffee drinker.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to learn about the connections between places and the people and plants that live there.

Interests

Origami, coffee, Scrabble, botany, ethnobotany

• cooking
• coffee
• traveling
• origami
• ethnobotany
• botany

Music, Movies, and Books

Murder by Death, Pink Floyd, Immortal Technique, Rage Against the Machine, Modest Mouse, Alt-J

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My demographic research on a critically endangered tree (Schizolaena tampoketsana) in Madagascar in 2014 has helped inform current conservation and land management efforts in central Madagascar.

Teach, Learn, Share

I fold really cool origami and would be excited to teach you!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Origami, cooking, games

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Guam, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Mariana Islands, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Madagascar, Northern Mariana Islands, United States