i'm a super friendly and open minded person excited to get into the world of couch surfing! i haven't had much opportunity to travel but now that i'm graduating from college it's time to let the adventures begin....

i'm very into my local creative writing scene - i organize monthly open mics as well as a large literary festival for undergraduate and graduate students. i study creative & professional writing in school with a minor in sociology!

currently, i am trying to get better at rock climbing and i am preparing to hike the appalachian trail in spring/summer 2016. if you have any tips, feel free to share!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to meet to people, explore new places, and learn more about the amazing spaces all around me! my traveling experience has been limited so far but i'm very excited to change that. community is very important to me wherever i go and i'm interested in seeing what the couchsurfing one has to teach me and what i can bring to it.

Interests

camping, hiking, backpacking, playing music with friends (i play drums!), biking, going to shows, writing (poetry), good beer, social activism, meeting new people, meeting new animals!!!!!!, making art with friends

• animals
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• festivals
• cooking
• beer
• vegetarian
• vegan
• traveling
• music
• drums
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• rock climbing
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

anything i can dance to! very into neo disco, neo soul, rock, alt, funk, shoegaze, punk, ska, dream pop... the list goes on and on

miyazaki films, mississsippi masala, cartooooooons....

poetry - aracelis girmay, robert hass, bishop, rupi kaur, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i did a road trip across the US and back only camping the whole way with a broken foot (although there was one night we stayed on the floor of an old gas station in kansas to escape a dozen tornados following us)

Teach, Learn, Share

stories are very important to me because they have so much power. i love sharing stories and hearing the stories of others

What I Can Share with Hosts

i can cook you delicious vegetarian or vegan meals as a thank you, and of course i wouldn't mind picking up a pack of my host's favorite brew on the way :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States