Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For me the love of travelling is closely entertwined with a deep appreciation for the small and human ways in which we can help and share with one another. When I was growing up the park next to our house was a popular spot for backpackers and hitchhikers to wait for their next ride. We had a family tradition that if someone was still waiting at dinner time, we would invite them to our home for a meal and somewhere to spend the night. I have fond memories of conversations around the dinner table learning for the first time of faraway places like the Czech Republic and Denmark, and I think these conversations sparked in me the beginning of a desire to see these places and to learn more about these people from within their own countries and places. So I have grown up with a deep appreciation of the simple kindness of trusting and opening your home to a stranger, and how these exchanges can be mutually enriching and eye opening.

Interests

• modern art
• festivals
• yoga
• reading
• music
• live music
• hiking
• kayaking
• art history
• history
• science
• museums
• vegetarian cooking
• vegan cooking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in Costa Rica for one year as an exchange student when I was 16

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love cooking, especially for other people. I enjoy chatting about books, movies, history, politics, society, places and people

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Serbia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Costa Rica, New Zealand