*currently traveling and not in New Zealand

I am an ethnobotanist and herbalist. I received my undergrad at University of Vermont in Environmental Studies and my masters in Ethnobotany at University of Kent in Canterbury, England. Currently gearing up to apply to be a National Geographic Explorer. I love plants and exploring this beautiful world. I play ukulele and guitar, so happy to jam with anyone. Love seeing live music, surfing, hiking, cooking plant based foods. Happy to send my Instagram account for verification. Travel the world working with indigenous cultures and plants, as well as, work as a journalist - I produced a video piece for Vice News Tonight in New Zealand and my written piece will be online soon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Just shake things up sometimes and meet like-minded people in new areas. I am extremely open to learning new languages and exchanging cultural tradition.

Interests

• writing
• music festivals
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling
• live music
• hiking
• whitewater rafting
• surfing
• solo travel
• wanderlust
• sustainability
• getting lost
• environmentalism
• vegan cooking
• psychedelic rock
• punk rock
• herbalism
• ethnobotany
• botany
• wild swimming
• surf rock

Music, Movies, and Books

crosses between led zeppelin, edward sharpe, mac demarco and the babe rainbow
the graduate and/or escapism or french genre films
anything written by Michael pollan

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

healed a chipmunk back to life with energy medicine

Teach, Learn, Share

music, writing, environmental sustainability, take you on a medicinal and edible plant walk of what's growing around you

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking, stories, smiles!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, New Zealand, United States