CURRENT MISSION

Differentiating between all the southern accents.

ABOUT ME

RPCV living in Decatur and doing science related things.
Living with a couple friends, making delicious food.

PHILOSOPHY

Get weird.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted in Senegal. I may be able to host now on weekends.
But I'm always up for coffee or a drink.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been lucky enough to host and be hosted by some wonderful Couchsurfers! Send me an email if you would like to chat or connect.

Interests

Good food, good people, good jokes, and dancing.

• books
• dancing
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• drinking
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Jurassic Park, Eastern Promises, Mysterious Skin, Inception, In Bruges, Zoolander, Children of Men

Music: Vampire Weekend, Bastille, Glass Animals, Diplo, Alabama Shakes, Cool Kids.

Books: Narcissus and Goldmund, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Into the Wild, The Magicians, Born to Run, Dead Aid, Omnivore's Dilemma.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Explained each book of the Twilight series to my Senegalese brother in Pulaar.

Swam with hippos.

Introducing all my couchsurfing friends to my host family. (They eventually thought I was just super popular in the states)

Teach, Learn, Share

"It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other's opposite and complement." - Narcissus and Goldmund

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good joke and a bottle of wine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Gambia, Mauritania, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Togo

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ghana, Senegal, United States

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