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Overview

  • 3 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Investigative reporter/researcher
  • Brown University
  • From Austin, TX
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To get to know people and places from different backgrounds, make personal connections, and be open to seeing the world in different ways

ABOUT ME

I love to have long conversations with friends, cook, eat, read, and in the summer, be outside as much as possible. I just finished my job as an investigative journalist and researcher in Boston, and I will start law school in the fall.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I stayed with people in Brazil and had an amazing experience. I've been a little too transient in the last few years to host, but I'm hoping to start returning the favor soon.

Interests

History (all over, mostly modern), reading, hiking, biking, swimming, public policy (especially immigration and education)

  • education
  • cooking
  • reading
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • history
  • journalism
  • law
  • public policy

Music, Movies, and Books

I love David Sedaris, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Jorge Amado, all very different authors.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Even though I'd heard all the hype about Iguazu Falls in Argentina, I couldn't believe how immense, beautiful, and completely striking the waterfalls were.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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