I'm a professional seeker of knowledge with an interest in nearly everything. I moved to Hawai'i when I was 18 where I studied indigenous literature and Japanese. While I was still at university, I got an internship as a wedding cake decorator that was the start of my career in pastry arts. I competed in multiple slam poetry competitions while finishing up my degree, and then moved to California with my fiancé, where I got trained as a professional barista and opened a vegan pop-up bakery and cafe. When I'm not shaping croissants or pulling espresso shots, I'm reading books, writing, listening to language podcasts, or exploring the outdoors with my fiancé.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I strongly believe that travel should be accessible to everyone--not just the super-rich. I grew up being told that my family couldn't afford to travel because it was too expensive, and now that I'm older I'm finding that it doesn't have to be that costly. I think Couchsurfing offers a great alternative for people who are interested unconventional travel and truly want to understand a foreign culture on every level.

I'm not currently accepting guests because my fiancé and I are in the middle of a move across the country and our tiny studio is a mess of boxes. When we get settled in Seattle, we plan to open our home to surfers.

Interests

• writing
• poetry
• wine
• reading
• philosophy
• film photography
• craft beer
• vegan cooking
• pastry
• botany

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: electro-swing, jazz, bossa nova, tropical house, indie rock

Movies: Black Orpheus, The Breakfast Club, Marie Antoinette, Three Idiots (Bollywood)

Books: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, The Captain's Verses by Pablo Neruda

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Witnessed Jerusalem's first snow in over 200 years

Swam with wild dolphins on O'ahu's north shore

What I Can Share with Hosts

My fiancé and I are private vegetarian/vegan chefs, and we would love to cook for our hosts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Israel

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States