Hey! I'm an American currently living in the Bordeaux area (until May) on a gap year teaching English to local middle schoolers. Afterwards, I plan on returning home to begin a PhD in theoretical linguistics. I absolutely love traveling, and I'm deeply interested in history, culture, and language (of course!). I also spend way too much time watching shows on Netflix (currently, that's Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, and a Star Trek marathon), and I love reading books of all sorts. In a new place, I enjoy walking around, walking into random restaurants and bookshops, having a beer at a chill bar, taking public transport, and meeting new people.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I usually stay in hostels when traveling on my own, but I feel as if couchsurfing would be a way to actually meet locals and experience things outside of the tourist bubble. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm hoping that I will get to before I return to the States in May! And of course, if you ever come visit me in America, I'd love to host you and/or show you around :)

Música, películas y libros

Music: Gorillaz, Lo-fi music, trashy pop music from the 2000s and the 90s... Not super refined. But I love going out to bars (and occasionally clubs) and singing/dancing along!

Movies: Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Spaceballs, Breathless, Pulp Fiction, Idiocracy, MCU...

Books: Almost too many to count! I really like deep, world-building sci-fi (think Dune, Foundation, Hyperion Saga, Ender's Game), magic realism type stuff (Garcia Marquez, Murakami), surrealism (Kafka's Parables, Gogol's The Nose, and post-modern stuff (Cloud Atlas), but I'm open to all sorts of recommendations! I also have been trying to put some effort into reading philosophy, history, anthropology, etc.

Algo increíble que he hecho

I spent a month living in Guatemala doing academic research relating to the Kaqchikel Maya language spoken in my area. Ask me more if you're curious!

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Good conversation (I hope!) in English or French or Spanish (well, I'll try on that last one, at least), I could bring you some wine or sweets from Bordeaux if you're interested, and I'd love to buy you a beer or a meal!

Países que he visitado

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, United States

Países en los que he vivido

France, Guatemala, India, United States