CURRENT MISSION

Complete my research and get ready to start my post graduate program!

ABOUT ME

I'm an American presently living and researching in New Delhi, India. I hope to travel throughout the region while I am here. I love exploring historic sites, visiting temples, trying new foods, and learning from everyone that I meet.

(I wish I didn't have to add this, but it has become necessary: IF you are interested in me for romantic or sexual reasons please do not message me or send me unsolicited offers to host me. I am on Couch Surfing as a traveler and explorer, not because I am looking for a boyfriend.)

PHILOSOPHY

I'm rubbish at phrasing it, so we'll go with one of my favorite quotes which sums me up quite well:

"The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you."
~Neil deGrasse Tyson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Though at the moment I can't host any surfers, I hope once I am back in the States I will be able to pay forward the hospitality of fellow Couch Surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I have stayed with two couch surfers, once in Mumbai and once in Aurangabad, and had a wonderful time! I am so thankful to have these new friends!

Interests

History, museums, politics, food, human rights, education, traveling, literature, foreign languages

• literature
• education
• human rights
• dining
• politics
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• teaching
• history
• languages
• historic sites

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't watch a lot of movies, but I adore a good book. I recently read "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood. Other books I enjoy: A Son of the Circus by John Irving, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, and The Places in Between by Rory Stewart. I recently started Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, but with all of my work that may take a while.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In July I took a camel ride into the desert near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan with a few friends. Watching the sun set and sleeping beneath the stars in the desert was stunning. It reignited in me my passion for hiking and camping, because I had forgotten how sometimes the most valuable way to spend a weekend is exploring outside, watching the sun rise and set, and sitting by a fire with friends.

Teach, Learn, Share

I worked as a park ranger for the National Park Service in Salem, Massachusetts. In that job I learned that I love helping people explore new places and connect the present to the past. Not sure if that quite fits into Couchsurfing University or not though...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, France, Iceland, Norway, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India