Hi my name is Rachel. I am from the States, but have been living abroad for the past few years. I served in Morocco as a Peace Corps Volunteer (2014-2016) in a rural village in the northeast. Afterwards I went to Edinburgh Scotland to complete a masters. I grew up near Chicago, but my parents live near Atlanta now. I love meeting new people and exploring new places, especially with locals.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel and meet locals for a more authentic and all around good experience in new places. I have mostly traveled alone so I enjoy being able to meet new people in a less crowded environment than say a hostel.

Interests

• dogs
• architecture
• walking
• hiking
• basketball
• history
• food
• vegetarian food
• outdoors

Music, Movies, and Books

I am open to listening to most genres of music. Right now my favourites are Yuna, Oum, most 90's genres, Santana, Florence + The Machine, Young the Giant, Swet Shop Boys...
I LOVE to read. I mostly read nonfiction, but will enjoy the occasional fiction book. I read mostly nonfiction related to sociology, current events, and women's studies.
I don't watch movies as often as I used to. I am not a huge action fan, and I have to be in a certain mood to watch it. I enjoy movies based on true or historical events. RomComs (mostly older ones) are a favourite of mine. Off the top of my head the movies I have enjoyed the most lately have been V for Vendetta, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (old but SO good), and Get Out.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in rural northeast Morocco for two-and-a-half-years and live in Bethlehem Palestine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cyprus, Denmark, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco, Palestine, Scotland, United States