European here, first time in the States. I'm currently a visiting scholar at the Mississippi State University.

I'm researching online visual culture of Twitter for my thesis. Very nerdy.

More info: https://www.instagram.com/emcancar/

https://twitter.com/ecancar

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As this is my first time in the US, I wish to see as much as possible, travelling the West Coast. I've heard from my friends that this is a great way to explore cities and get to know locals.

Interests

Photography, pets, gardening, yoga, jogging, martial arts.

• pets
• arts
• culture
• photography
• yoga
• gardening
• traveling
• martial arts

Music, Movies, and Books

alt-j, Jamie xx, FKA twigs, Dido, Norah Jones, The Antlers, Chet Faker... the list goes on.
I read a lot, never can settle on a "favourite book".

Big fan of Six Feet Under, Weeds, Veep, Voyager, House of Cards, The Newsroom.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well I live a pretty full life... I guess the most exciting thing I did was photograph a space shuttle launch from the Kazakhstan desert. It was surreal!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Life experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, Poland, United States