I just finally graduated college with a bachelor's in creative writing. After eight years of living in Madison and twenty years of living in Wisconsin, in August I'm starting on a road trip from Wisconsin to California to find a new home on the west coast (or somewhere along the way!).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like nature and looking at things and trying new foods and all that stuff, but even more than that, I like meeting people and learning about them. For me, traveling wouldn't be very much fun at all if I didn't make some new friends or connect with the people around me.

Interests

reading and writing, playing tennis, going for bike rides, cooking, comedy, going to shows

• writing
• books
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: trainspotting, the graduate, the rocky horror picture show, the royal tenenbaums

music: the knife, the faint, interpol

authors: albert camus, anthony burgess, william faulkner, kurt vonnegut, irvine welsh

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I performed CPR on someone who had gone into cardiac arrest. She survived and lives with an implanted defibrillator.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook and I can talk a lot about books. Would love to learn more about traveling on the cheap, especially in Europe, as I'd really like to spend some extended time over there in the next few years. Also any advice on finding a job when I get to where I'm going.

What I Can Share with Hosts

lots of stories, cooking, a game of tennis, one of the handmade eye pillows I'll have with me on this trip

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States