I graduated from Bowdoin College in the US in 2022 and have spent my first year post-grad on a Fulbright where I live and teach English in Lithuania.

I'm curious, adventurous, and outgoing. I like to joke around, but I also appreciate having meaningful conversations on important topics. I'm on a mission to check things off my bucket list & meet interesting people around the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Some of my most cherished travel experiences have involved the kindness of strangers. I’d like to pay it forward by participating in the Couchsurfing community. Oh, and being an English teacher doesn’t pay a ton…

Interests

Anything involving sports — basketball, futbol, baseball, tennis, croquet, you name it
Anything involving being outside and moving my body — hiking, surfing, backpacking, rock climbing, biking, swimming
Anything involving music — playing it, listening to it, discussing it, debating it
Anything involving spontaneity and adventure
Anything involving good people, good conversations, and lots of laughter

• writing
• environment
• wine
• beer
• meditation
• politics
• traveling
• podcasts
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• snorkeling
• skiing
• sports
• baseball
• basketball
• soccer
• swimming
• geography
• psychology
• adventure
• storytelling
• sustainability
• biking
• nba
• conversation
• outdoors
• comedy
• satire
• podcasting

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Huge aficionado of 60s & 70s rock music. Favorites include Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Dire Straits, and Tom Petty. Also enjoy rap/hip-hop, soul, afrobeat, jazz, and folk. Just about anything but country.
Movie: Before Sunrise, Interstellar, Monty Python, any documentary
TV: The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Office, Parks and Rec, Rick and Morty, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Books: Desert Solitaire, Hillbilly Elegy, The Book of Basketball, The Righteous Mind

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

How about a few things?!

1. Published a book at age 20…currently working on book #2!
2. Met a US President in the White House (host me and I’ll tell you which one😉)
3. Played professional basketball (#ballislife)
4. Jammed on stage with an electric guitar at an international music festival in Lithuania’s capital
4. Became a Junior Ranger in over 35 U.S. National Parks
5. Hosted a podcast on Apple and Spotify
6. Interviewed by a Dutch newspaper
7. Led an impromptu drum line at a road marathon in Amsterdam
8. Paraglided over Europe’s oldest lake in Macedonia
9. Played pétanque in Sofia against the #1 ranked team in Bulgaria
10. Bobsledded down one of 4 Olympic courses in the world open to non-professionals

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you about what it's like to grow up in Appalachia, can teach you some basketball skills, and can share a few words of Lithuanian with you (okay, let’s be real — my Lithuanian is 50% basketball terms, 25% Russian cuss words, and 25% survival words).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company, laughter, impressions (let’s just say I once played Bernie Sanders in a mock debate), interesting conversation, adventures, stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lithuania, Northern Ireland, United States