I’m living in Lod for a 9-month social change fellowship but originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m doing volunteering placements across the city teaching English to various communities. I studied Anthropology and Geography in University with a focus in Cross-cultural studies and I love learning about and traveling in cultures different from my own. I’m a native English speaker and working on beginner Hebrew.

In my free time, I love to cook vegetarian food, play and listen to music, dance, read, bike, do yoga, gardening, travel, and spend time outside in nature. I also am a huge nature nerd and am always interested in identifying new species, going mushroom foraging, bird watching, hammocking in beautiful areas and hiking! I was an Outdoor Educator this past year and am very passionate about environmental education, climate change and getting younger generations passionate about being stewards of the Earth.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel through the perspective of a local and love to meet new people throughout my adventures.

Interests

• music
• hiking
• camping
• teaching
• vegetarian cooking

Music, Movies, and Books

I’m open minded about music but a few of my favorite genres are R&B, indie alternative rock, techno/electronic, the list goes on!

Books I’ve read recently: Untamed, All About Love, Braiding Sweetgrass, The Body is Not An Apology, Eat Pray Love

Movies/TV Shows I love: Any cooking shows (Top Chef, Chopped), The Office, The Parent Trap

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed a hollow tree from the inside during a lightning storm

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook for others and am happy to teach or share this practice with those who I may meet on Couchsurfing.

I also love to play guitar.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Israel, Thailand, United States