CURRENT MISSION:
Live vicariously through others' travels as I save up for my next adventure.

ABOUT ME:
LGBTQ activist, traveler, student, writer, intersectional feminist, wine and food lover, distance runner, nature junkie

After finishing my MA, I backpacked for six months, visiting 53 countries in that time period. I just moved to NYC and am working to save up for the next adventure.

I can be slightly shy at first, but really love getting to know new people - it just takes me a bit to warm up and really start talking.

PHILOSOPHY
Life is short and there's too much to do in the world so try everything you can and jump on every opportunity you're able.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I stayed with hosts throughout my time backpacking, and now I'm excited to pay it forward to other backpackers visiting the city.

Interests

• photography
• tattoos
• piercings
• lgbt rights
• wine
• fitness
• running
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• philosophy
• feminism
• good conversation

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Currently digging Barenaked Ladies, Grouplove, Eric Hutchinson, The Derek Trucks Band, Us The Duo, and Donavon Frankenreiter. I love instrumental covers of songs - Vitamin String Quartet is incredible for this. Introduce me to your favourite stuff - I love almost everything.

Movies: I'm a sucker for animated kid's movies - Mulan, Inside Out, Shrek, Frozen, Up, etc. I also love documentaries (but always take them with a grain of salt).

TV: Parks and Rec, Friends, Shameless, Fresh Meat, Grey's Anatomy, Bones, Lost.

Books: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg is hands down my favourite book. Gone Girl is also wonderful. I love Dan Brown and Jodi Picoult. Currently going through a random obsession with vampire novels. And even though Harry Potter was a staple growing up for most people my age, I'm just now reading them and am completely obsessed.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dropped everything to travel around the world
Paragliding in the Swiss Alps
Skydiving in New Zealand
Trans-Siberian railroad in the dead of winter
Hitch-hiked to the Great Wall
42 hour train ride in a hard seat from Lhasa, Tibet to Beijing

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, and hopefully lots of laughter and a new friendship.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Maldives, Malta, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, United States