I'm from the US, and recently finished my master's degree at TUM. I'm now living in Berlin as I search for a PhD. My hobbies include cooking, baking, playing video games, reading, taking walks, staring into space, and of course traveling.

I'm a also barista in a specialty coffee shop.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The general reason I'm here is of course that I like to travel, meet new people, and share experiences. In my couchsurfing experiences so far, I've found that by sharing spaces with new people for just a few days, I've made some really genuine friends.

Interests

• arts
• politics
• music
• history
• philosophy
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Not so much a list of "favorites" as a list of things I've consumed recently:

Books: Dune, Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro, Rivertown by Peter Hessler, Wild Grass by Ian Johnson, Plato at the Googleplex by Rebecca Goldstein, Les Miserables, Lord of the Rings.

Films: Dune, Arrival, Spirited Away (+ most other Ghibli films), Call Me By Your Name, Kill Bill, Pan's Labyrinth

TV: American Gods, Man in the High Castle, Charité, West Wing, Carnival Row, GoT, Battlestar Galactica

Anime: Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Hell's Paradise

Video Games: Civ V, Elden Ring, Balder's Gate III, Bioshock, Half-life 2, Portal,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I make coffee for a living

What I Can Share with Hosts

Coffee, conversation, company, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States