I am a grad student studying host-parasite interactions. I am passionate about a lot of things including biology (especially animals), running, and building community.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to meet new people (and to make traveling more affordable, but mostly meet new people).

I was introduced to this site in college by my neighbor and really love the community. People are awesome.

Interests

I'm interested in other people's interests. I love learning about the world and the things that people find fascinating.

I love pigeons (I swear I can convince you they are cool too), backpacking, volleyball, biology, and so much more.

• hiking
• backpacking
• skiing
• snowboarding
• biology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
A Song of Ice and Fire!
Brave New World
Catch-22
The Selfish Gene
Parasite-rex
On the Road
The Monkey Wrench Gang
Spell of the Yukon
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
1984
The Republic
Guns, Germs and Steel
The God Delusion
A confederacy of dunces

Shows:
Arrested development
Game of thrones
Archer
Seinfeld
HIMYM
The X-Files

Music:
Every version of Shady Grove. NPR.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked on a crocodile farm in Botswana.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Botswana, Ecuador, South Africa, United States