ABOUT ME

-I love learning languages, and I love learning about foreign cultures.

-Raised as a military kid, so moved every 2 years.
-I lived in Tajikistan for 2 years - studying Tajik while helping at orphanages.
-Came back to America, got married, and worked as an ice cream server and ESL teacher.
-Moved to Turkey in late spring 2014, studied Turkish for 2 years and worked as a translator.
-Lived in Shymkent, Kazakhstan in 2017, studying Kazakh.
-Lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota 2018-March 2019, for further studies in Intercultural Studies.
-Lived in Eskisehir, Turkey in March 2019 to continue with my job as a travel journalist.
-Moved to Istanbul in March 2020 and am currently getting my degree in Nutrition & Dietetics.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new friends.

Interests

Language learning, hiking, eating, piano.

• traveling
• piano
• hiking
• teaching
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Khaled Hosseini is my favorite author.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Moving in with a Tajik family who spoke no English for about two years, and becoming a part of their family.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, United States