CURRENT MISSION

To hike, eat and be merry in as many countries as possible!

ABOUT ME

I am a product of the US hippy meditation movement of which my parents were a part, hence my nomadic tendencies and vegetarianism until age 23. Born in Berkeley, California, I grew up in the amazing town of Fort Collins, CO. As much as I love it, I had to get out. In the past few years I've lived in the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and various states around the US. I'm hoping to expand this list for the next few years and am currently working on my PhD in the UK and writing about European food politics.

PHILOSOPHY

Walk - it's good for you and good for the environment. Cook - it's healthy, fun and rewarding. Laugh - it's enjoyable, don't take life too seriously. Listen - others appreciate it. Learn - especially about other cultures, the world is too big to focus on only one place. Love - people, places and new experiences, life is too short not to.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been a member for a while but haven't yet had the chance to get involved. I'd like this to change and am eager to offer my couch when I can and tour-guiding skills wherever I am. I've attended a few CouchSurfing events in various places and really enjoy the community!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have slept on various friend's couches over the years but would like to get more involved with CouchSurfers.

Interests

Traveling (obviously), languages, cooking (every type of ethnic food possible), hiking, walking and biking everywhere, sculpting and drawing, piano, parks, growing vegetables and herbs, climbing trees...

• writing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• walking
• politics
• traveling
• drawing
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• languages
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Cat's Cradle, Mists of Avalon, Harry Potter (yes I admit it), Ghosts of Berlin, Stasiland, The Tin Drum, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Angela's Ashes, Earth Children series, No Saints or Angels
Movies: Edward Scissor Hands, Office Space, Skrtek, Shaun of the Dead, Harold and Maude, Amelie, Kolya, Der Schuh des Manitu, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Annie Hall, Sleeper, the Pianist, In China essen sie Hunden, Am Kurzen Ende der Sonnenallee, Das Leben der Anderen, Pan's Labrynth, Babe, The Green Butchers, Himalaya, Water, Namesake, Antonia's Line, Les Chorales, Karakter, Mongol, Hanami, Nightmare Before Christmas, Cozy Dens
Music: I'm kind of in a musical transition right now from Indie Rock to everything (specifically foreign language tunes). If the sound appeals to me, I like it!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Decided to study in a country (Czech Republic) I knew nothing about after never being away from home, on a continent I'd never been and completely changing my life because of it...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom