When I say I grew up everywhere, I'm not kidding. Though I have a dual US/UK citizenship, I grew up as a third culture kid thanks to my parents (Environmental Biologist and Public Health Expert). This meant traveling to all kinds of wonderful places (many of which I complained about as I was too young to appreciate) and living, almost exclusively, in developing nations until I left home for college in the United States (a foreign country to me at the time).
I am currently located in Chicago and working on moving away from freelance work and into more career oriented writing positions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I don't make a terrible amount of money as a creative type and have been pointed towards Couchsurfing by many a trusted friend in the same situation. I am a fantastic traveler, a laid back and respectful guest, and love meeting friendly people and having new experiences so I figured I'd go for it. Not to mention I love talking about my experiences overseas (especially while my friend's roll their eyes at me because they know how much I love it)

Interests

All things nerdy - films and their production, eclectic music, wordplay, video games, board games both the casual and intense/time-consuming/friend-ruining/30 page rulebook type, science fiction, science, comic books and graphic novels, my dog Ampersand and his ugly teeth, sharpies and oil paints.

• dogs
• culture
• writing
• books
• movies
• video games
• board games
• traveling
• darts
• music
• biology
• freelancing
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Respectively Menomena, Primer, & Asterios Polyp

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Landed a dart on the butt end of another dart on the bullseye...
... and I'm not that great at darts

What I Can Share with Hosts

My perspective as a long time expat

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States