ABOUT ME

I'm from Chicago, USA but I have lived overseas for most of the past 10 years, first in the UK for university, then in China for a couple years, and most recently in Istanbul, Turkey for the past 3 years. I live in London now and I'm a trainee lawyer here.

I've lived and studied in quite a few different places, love learning languages, and travel whenever I possibly can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used Couchsurfing for the first time while on a 6 month journey from London to Vladivostok, Russia on trains, and I can honestly say it changed the way I travel, and how I experience the places I visit by adding a human perspective.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met so many interesting people in my travels. Couchsurfing has allowed me to truly experience the places I visit and I can't say enough positive things about it.

Now that I'm living in China and travelling all the time again I'm back on the site. I sadly live in a tiny studio apartment so hosting is a bit of a challenge, but I would love to meet up with anyone visiting Ningxia!

Interests

Travel, Foreign Languages, Adventure, Indie music, Politics, Culture...did I say I love to travel?

• culture
• politics
• traveling
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Foals, Local Natives, Trophy Wife, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bonobo, Miike Snow, Sigur Ros, alt-J, The National...

Books: Non-fiction, just about anything about history, politics, economics, and the like. Even better if it's in a foreign language.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled on top of the iron ore train across the desert in Mauritania

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States