I’m a health and science journalist, from Atlanta mostly. Before moving to Brooklyn, I lived and traveled throughout Southeast Asia.

I love finding new uses for old things and scavenging treasure from the neighborhood. I read the news voraciously, and I love to cook and host dinner parties. I have four cats and too many houseplants to count.

When I travel to a new city, I must: read the newspaper, go to the art and natural history museums, thrift/go antiquing, eat street food, and see a movie.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have met so many amazing people during my travels, and I would love to meet more! Plus traveling is expensive. I want to pay it forward and help out other people who are wandering on a budget.

When I’m in the midst of traveling, I want to meet local people from as many places as I can.

Interests

• cooking
• yoga
• running
• hiking
• camping
• journalism
• languages
• film
• public health
• environmentalism
• art museums
• tabletop games
• houseplants
• trash possuming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jenny Lewis, Django Reinhardt, Nina Simone, Brazilian Girls
Movies: Princess Mononoke, Les 400 Coups, Goodfellas, Portrait of a Woman on Fire, anything by Andy Warhol
Television: Castlevania, The Great, Cowboy Bebop, The Pit
Books: Circe, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Welcome to the Monkey House, e.e. cummings

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've rescued cats in three countries.

Teach, Learn, Share

I taught English and writing for many years, so I can always help with that! I love practicing my French as much as possible. I’m pretty handy in a tinkerer kind of way.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tend plants and fix things around the house.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Spain, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, Thailand, United States