*~Ilana from Broad City meets Ms. Frizzle~*

Naturally curious, and usually smiling!

Recently took an incredible roadtrip across the US.... Glacier National Park, Grand Tetons, Canyonlands, Zion, and MORE! Couchsurfed a bit, but mostly camped under the stars :)

I just moved to the Big Island and have had a blast in Hawaii so far. Always looking for new friends and connections here!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love learning and new experiences, and so much of those happen in new places with new friends! I've used it on friends' accounts in the past (traveling thru Europe), and have really enjoyed seeing different parts of the world through the eyes of locals.

Interests

I love people, puns and all word play, hiking and backpacking, summer days in sunny parks, settlers of Catan, live music, looking at the stars, all types of crafts and all types of dancing. I shy away from ketchup, and negative personalities.

• concerts
• dancing
• crafts
• traveling
• knitting
• hiking
• camping
• astronomy
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:
Why?, Mac Demarco, Spoon, Erykah Badu, Mr. Twin Sister, Janelle Monae, Tame Impala, Porcelain Raft, Dent May, Purity Ring, St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, the Xx, Beach House, Black Kids, Avett Brothers, LCD Soundsystem, Best Coast, Beirut, Arcade Fire, Carole King, Simon & Garfunkel, Beatles, RHCP, Dr. Dre, Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeroes, New Pornographers, Of Montreal, Belle & Sebastien, Real Estate, Robyn, Pixies

MOVIES:
Some Like it Hot, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wet Hot American Summer, Amelie, Back to the Future, Cinema Paradiso, Manhattan, Velvet Goldmine, the Princess Bride, Get Him to the Greek

TV:
Twin Peaks, 30 Rock, the Office, Arrested Development, Game of Thrones, Weeds, Freaks and Geeks, Rick and Morty, Bob's Burgers

AUTHORS:
Haruki Murakami, Milan Kundera, Roberto Bolano, David Sedaris, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ray Bradbury

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked the Narrows in Zion! My happy place :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I work as an astronomer and love teaching and talking about outer space and the universe we are a part of. I love to craft (weave, knit, sew, crochet, etc) and would love to share these skills with anyone interested!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cyprus, England, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan