I travel, adventure outdoors, connect with humans.
Currently juggling medical school and a PhD.
I am mixed, and queer/LGBTQ+.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy hosting and showing off Missouri to travelers and friends, and surfing whenever I'm not home.
I've couchsurfed quite a bit throughout the U.S., Eastern Europe, and the Middle East and hosted in Bangladesh and in the U.S.

Interests

• photography
• gardening
• reading
• hiking
• camping
• mountain biking
• reading the newspaper
• the new york times crossword

Music, Movies, and Books

***constantly changing, but here are some classics for me

Octavia Butler, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Ursula LeGuin, Salman Rushdie, Paul Farmer, Eduardo Galeano, Che Guevara, Amos Oz, James Baldwin. This Bridge Called My Back. Sisters of the Earth.

Twin Peaks, The Wire, Cowboy Beebop, The Man from Nowhere.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked up to Annapurna Base Camp. Waking up to the snow capped Himalayas every morning with a hot cup of milk tea is one of my fondest memories, as well as cooking food around a fire with new and old friends.

Teach, Learn, Share

I read a lot. I love live music. I study medicine and geospatial analytics.
I would like to learn carpentry.
And I would like to get better at taking pictures of humans.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love cooking and hosting dinners that inspire and provoke important conversations and friendships.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Haiti, India, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, Israel, United States

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