Graduated from high school in 2000, joined the US Navy, did the 4+ years, managed a health food store, and then eventually went back to school to study ethnobotany. I recently earned my B.S. in Biological Sciences at OSU in Stillwater, OK and will soon be in Grenoble, France at UJF to earn a Master 2 degree in Biology.
I am very pleasant! I'll cook and clean for you! And I am a very good storyteller!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

What a great idea! If I were in the position, I'd want crazy people (good crazy, not bad crazy) over here all the time! I love swapping stories, especially if it means learning about foreign cultures!
Currently (Aug 2015), I am looking to Couchsurf for approximately 2 weeks until my housing contract is finalized with the housing agency CROUS.

Interests

Eating healthy, exercising, relaxing

• dining
• cooking
• exercise
• gardening
• cycling
• biology
• genealogy
• medicine
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite band is Vampire Weekend; best soundtracks on planet Earth are derived from Wes Anderson movies. I'm also a big Bjork fan, Cat Stevens fan...
Movies: WES ANDERSON! For particulars: 1. Life Aquatic 2. Darjeeling Limited 3T. Royal Tennenbaums and Rushmore 4. Budapest Hotel 5. Bottle Rocket 6. FMF 7. Moonrise Kingdom... Runners-up to the list include Amelie and the ORIGINAL Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Books: Favorite is "Narcissus and Goldmund" by Herman Hesse, followed by his "Siddhartha." I think Mark Twain is genius, and I loved "The Count of Monte Cristo" (Dumas) and "The Alchemist" (Coehlo).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ride my bike all winter long.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll talk science all day. I'm big into plant genetics.
I would LOVE to work on my French, so if anyone wants to learn English, I got ya covered.
I will always share my sandwich with you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll talk about science and gardening and alternative medicine and food whenever I'm not sleeping!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States