I have recently relocated to the southwest, right outside Zion National Park in southern Utah - while I am not able to host right now, I am more than willing to share some outdoor adventures here (and i can show you some amazing camping spots)!

My hands are usually occupied with a cup of coffee and/or a book.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I was born and raised in Baltimore. I love this city and it is a pleasure to show people what a day in Baltimore is like. I'll introduce you to my favorite spots and show you around as much as I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm always down to open my house up to travelers when I have the time, it is lovely to have a community-feel in the house.

Interests

I've let my house be overtaken with books and plants. Those two things are comforting and make me feel most at home.

I enjoy cooking and drinking a good beer every now and then. I watch a lot of foreign films and documentaries. I also try to spend as much time as I can outside, either hiking, swimming or biking around Maryland.

I love listening to podcasts, especially news/politics podcast -- Democracy Now! is an integral part of my daily routine.

I love talking about what is happening in the world and hearing new perspectives, and what a better way to do that than by traveling!

• culture
• books
• documentaries
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• news
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• podcasts
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I have always been to addicted to reading and prefer that to television.
I love foreign films and/or criterion films. I am currently absorbing any Iranian new wave film I can find, particularly work by Abbas Kiarostami

the most impactful books I have read lately: Desert Solitaire by Ed Abbey, ANYTHING by James Baldwin (Particularly Giovanni's Room and No Name in the Street), Sherman Alexie, the Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. ( I try to read a book every week or two, so this list is ever-changing)

My music taste is wide-ranging and anything beautiful will captivate me. I particularly love badass female vocalists

Baltimore has a good music and arts scene and I can point you in the right direction of shows and albums to check out.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i experienced the bright, vibrant stars of the milky way for the first time at the henry miller memorial library in Big Sur, CA when I was 17

Teach, Learn, Share

let's share our local favorites (food, beer, whiskey, music, culture)!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States