Hi! My name is Lauren but my friends call me Lo, so please feel free to call me that too, as I hope we will be friends. I am in an all girl punk/surf/garage band called Daddy Issues out of NC, I like to dance, I like to hike and travel and sing and play the guitar and cook and move.

I'm into Vipassana meditation, naturopathy, rock and roll, foooooood, yeah all the good stuff.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I just got into medical school at Bastyr University and I'm travelling with my boyfriend Darrin from Atlanta where my best friend (of 25 years!) is getting married to Seattle, where I'll be for the next four years studying to become a naturopathic physician (so once I get settled come crash!). I love the connections, surprises, and adventures that couch surfing brings and I'm excited to do it in the US for the first time. We both play music and love to cook so if you enjoy those things and like to have a good time we'll probably get on really well!

Interests

eastern philosophy, holistic medicine, french culture in general, modern and post modern literature, film, playing music, hearing music, dancing to music, especially live music, baking, photography, art museums, hiking, eatin' drankin

• arts
• culture
• literature
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• live music
• guitar
• hiking
• surfing
• chemistry
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Roberto Bolaño, Paul Auster, Gabriel García Márquez, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Jacques Prévert, Sylvia Plath...

Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, Otis Redding, Beach House, Hugo Leão Filho, Sibylle Baier, Vashti Bunyan, Nico, the Mamas and the Papas, the Kinks, the Velvet Underground, Francoise Hardy, Bobby Womack, Thee Oh Sees, Melody's Echo Chamber, Ty Segall, Shannon and the Clams, Habibi, Tame Impala, Fleetwood Mac, Thee Headcoatees, The Rolling Stones hooo mama don't get me started

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Passed Organic Chemistry...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give reiki, drum lessons, cook, make you a fortune teller, clean your fridge, whatever...it's hard to say what I can offer until I see what it looks like you might benefit from receiving.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughter, food, songs, whatever we experience, & my gratitude.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, United States