I like to be active in both body and mind. I love learning--science, cultures, languages, history, just about anything--and doing sports--especially football (soccer)--and outdoor activities. After getting my Bachelor's in Chemistry and Mathematics, I spent a year in Spain on a Fulbright Scholarship doing chemistry research. From July 2017 through February 2019, I lived in Morocco with families and people I have met here, learning the culture and languages. I am in the Netherlands studying my Master's of soil chemistry and biology, with the long-term goal of making agriculture more efficient and helping some of the small-scale farmers I have met and lived with in Morocco. I also love cooking and learning cuisines from different cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet locals in places I am traveling to get a better feel for the places I am visiting.

Interests

• cooking
• sports
• agriculture
• languages
• cultures
• outdoors
• football (soccer)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gone to live in Morocco with Berber families despite hardly knowing anyone there and not speaking one word of the language. I spent eighteen months in Morocco and can communicate in both Berber and Moroccan Arabic.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, my cooking, doing the dishes, my awful singing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, United States