I'm a 19 year old college student living in the north San Francisco Bay Area studying English. For the past semester Ive been living and studying in London while traveling around Europe. It's been my first time out of my own country and incredible beyond words for me. I think anyone who can should live an travel outside of their country. I dont know if its possible to have so many new experiences and perspectives any other way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people is the absolute best part of traveling for me. There are so many incredible and kind people to meet and I think couchsurfing is a great platform to find interesting open minded people while traveling the world.

Interests

I've been playing and listening to music for years and years and it's been a huge part of my life and friendships. I love when others share music with me, be it what they listen to or what they've written.
As an English major of course I adore literature and reading. The written word can be so beautiful and I love authors who know how to play with the shapes and sounds writing can create.
I come from a beautiful place in the world surrounded by forests, hills, beaches and all kinds of nature so I grew up exploring the outside and I think this is a big part of why I love hiking and traveling overall as well. What the world has to offer is constantly astounding.

• literature
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• languages
• meeting new people

Music, Movies, and Books

Elvis Costello, King Crimson, Sufjan Stevens, Death Grips, Car Seat Headrest, Elephant 6, Antlers, Phil Elverum

Lost in Translation, American Beauty, Synecdoche, New York, Spirited Away/Studio Ghibli in general

Vladimir Nabokov, James Joyce, William Faulkner, Albert Camus, John Steinbeck

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Currently in the process of traveling the length of Italy out of a backpack! Depending often on the kindness of strangers (and sleeping outside when all else fails haha) has brought me around so many lovely people

Teach, Learn, Share

I can play bass. I love to cook too, hopefully well

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd be happy to play music or cook with/for anyone. Love conversation and getting to know people so if you like meeting strangers too im sure we would get along

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States