CURRENT MISSION

To see the world, have productive conversations with interesting people, learn about myself, and not spend too much time in the comfort zone.

I recently moved to Barcelona to learn about the BRAIN :)

ABOUT ME

There´s quite a lot I´m still trying to figure out...

BUT, I´d say I´m a fun-loving, open-minded, and curious soul that is eager to figure out what my existence on this planet means and what I can learn from being here.

PHILOSOPHY

Always be yourself.
Y...siempre sale el sol.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

However I can! I host when I have the space to do so and surf when I travel to new places. I love the idea of seeing a city through a local's perspective.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was introduced to this couchsurfing thing by my friend Adam and I think it's fantastic! I first couchsurfed during my backpacking trip throughout Western Europe in 2013. Since then, I have hosted and continued to surf in my varying travels. I have met some pretty special people on here, and have made some awesome connections :)

Interests

Scuba diving, rock climbing, psychology/neuroscience, traveling, helping people help themselves, conversations over wine, dance, reading good books, watching foreign films, eating food (especially when it's Thai, Indian, or Ethiopian), hiking (I grew up in the PNW of the US, after all...), CATS, and the list goes on...

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• backpacking
• geography
• languages
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

How can I choose?

Movies/TV: Into the Wild, A Beautiful Mind, Black Mirror, Broad City

Music: Alt-J, Nicholas Jaar, Daft Punk, Bon Iver, Bright Eyes, ODESZA, Amy Winehouse, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros....

Books*: ANYTHING by Jon Ronson, The Lemon Tree, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Brain on Fire, books on psych/neuroscience, and basically anything by Murakami, Bukowski, and Vonnegut

*Find me on Goodreads!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked for 5 days in Patagonia (Torres del Paine), having never before done a backpacking trip, let alone walked with a large backpack weighing me down...

...then a year later climbed 5,000 ft up Volcán Acatenango in Guatemala in jeans and keds to watch lava spewing out of Volcán Fuego (this was totally unplanned, but worth it.)

Moved to Spain on my own, became fluent in Spanish, and am now studying a Master's in Spanish 4 years later :)

Fostered CATS! Obviously.

Teach, Learn, Share

"'Earth' without 'art' is just 'eh.'"

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them." - Dalai Lama XIV

I´ve been very lucky to gain a great deal of insight about mental health, the US criminal justice system, and just...humanity as a whole, through my work in forensics and community mental health. I would love to chat with you about it, but beware: if you get me started, you may not be able to shut me up...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Jokes, laughs, smiles

Wisdom???

And wine

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Ukraine, United States