ABOUT ME

I am quirky, an animal-lover, a nerd, adventurous, positive, honest, and I love science. I am a biology doctoral student studying primate behavior- specifically stress physiology and group cohesion of lemurs. My husband, Brandon, also studies lemurs and we love spending as much time as possible in remote places- preferably places with vast wildlife species and lively culture.

PHILOSOPHY

Get Lost

"And me? I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for. Because it's not where you go. It's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something. And if you find that moment... It lasts forever"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Being me

Interests

Hiking, camping, SCUBA, wildlife, great food, incredible architecture, spending time with family, cooking, painting, being immersed in new cultures. I spend most of my time outdoors or working with animals- especially studying primate species in the field. I like beer, people watching, and wildlife.

• animals
• cats
• wildlife
• birds
• beer
• painting
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• tennis
• biology
• ecology
• mountains
• physiology
• primate

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Life of Pi, Gladiator, The Bucket List, X-men, The Green Mile, Blood Diamond, Pan's Labyrinth, Legends of the Fall, A Beautiful Mind, Million Dollar Baby, Baby Driver

Music: Bon Iver, Maritime, Broken Bells, Metaform, Bob Marley, Minus the Bear, The Temper Trap, The National, Sufjan Stevens, James Bay, Kodaline, William Fitzsimmons, The Civil Wars, Gregory Alan Isakov, Phantogram, Two Door Cinema Club, Ben Howard, Passion Pit, Portugal. The Man, The Paper Kites, Sia, Sugar Glyder, Xavier Rudd, and so much more

Books: anything good!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being in Costa Rica and holding a sloth for the first time. Climbing to the top of the Grinnell glacier in Montana. Skydiving over the Great Barrier Reef. Seeing the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat. Bushwalking in Tasmania. Scuba Diving at night. Stargazing in Tulamben, Bali. Living in the remote rainforest of Madagascar for 6 months. Getting to calling the Soutpansberg Mountains, South Africa, my home. Watching the northern lights in Iceland. Spending weeks in the Bolivian wilderness...but mostly just enjoying the world around me, no matter where I am.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you the basics of tennis and I can tell you random facts about animals

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge of weird animals and a positive attitude

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Namibia, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Madagascar, Malaysia, South Africa, United States