Hello! My name is Bethany and I´m a recent university graduate spending the year in Spain as an English Language Assistant. I teach in a high school just outside of Madrid, and I´ll be living here until July. I grew up in Reno, Nevada (USA), but have spent the last four years in Seattle, Washington, completing my degree in Environmental Studies. I absolutely love spending time outside hiking, camping, and studying plants and animals - it´s my favorite thing to do! I also really enjoy learning and practicing Spanish, which is another reason why I chose to spend this year abroad. In my free time here, I love to run in the park near my apartment, explore new restaurants with friends, read, hike, and cook with my roommates. If you have any more questions about me, feel free to ask!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of the best parts of traveling is meeting and going out with new people, and I think that Couchsurfing is a great way to do that. Unfortunately, my apartment in Madrid doesn´t allow couchsurfing and we have a doorman who monitors everyone coming in and out - otherwise, I´d love to be able to host guests, too!

Interests

• cooking
• running
• live music
• hiking
• backpacking
• ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: James Blake, Andrew Belle, Manchester Orchestra, City and Colour, Brand New, Matt Corby, Julien Baker, Elliott Smith, The Head and The Heart, Donovan Woods, Cataldo.

Movies: Unfortunately, while I love movies, I have a hard time sitting through them and don´t watch too many. But I just saw Moonlight, and it was outstanding!

Books: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin, Beloved by Toni Morrison, Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, England, France, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States