CURRENT MISSION

Learning everything and eating it too

ABOUT ME

I grew up in New York City and moved to Los Angeles 2.5 years ago. In university, I studied psychology and education, and after I graduated, I worked in a hospital for 2 years, doing neuro research. Right now, I'm in a PhD program at UCLA studying child development and education research/policy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A friend and I couchsurfed in Vienna in 2008 before I joined the site. It was such a great experience that I signed up as soon as I got home. Since then, I've met a bunch of people through CS. In 2012, I surfed in Mumbai and I'm sure I would have hated it if I didn't have a great host showing me around. But instead, I got to know the city and the people and I loved it! Now I sometimes choose CS for U.S. travel for work/conferences/etc. if I want to have a more personalized experience than a hotel.

Interests

I like seeing live music, going to bar trivia with my friends, taking pictures, eating great food, and of course traveling!

• animals
• education
• dining
• trivia
• traveling
• music
• live music
• skydiving
• teaching
• psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I really enjoyed going on safari in Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania--I saw all the animals I could ever want to, and all in a beautiful microcosm of all the ecosystems in the world. It was incredible! I also liked skydiving in Massachusetts :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Tanzania, United States