Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My purpose for Couchsurfing is explore a new locale while also connecting with and meeting new people. My personal philosophy is "It's not about where you go, it's about who you're with." For me, the people I"m with is more important than the geography or event. I'm hoping to use Couchsurfing, and traveling, as a way to create more memorable and unique experiences.

That said, I am still new to the Couchsurfing scene, and look forward to my first time being a guest and host.

Interests

Reading, running, board games, listening to music, wandering

• cooking
• baking
• vegan
• running
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• music
• geography

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
Zadie Smith's "On Beauty", Jamaica Kincaid's "A Small Place", Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, Black Identities: West Indian Immigrant Dreams and American Realities by Mary C. Waters, The Hunger Games series, Harry Potter series, Bridget Jone's Diary, "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Les Misérables

TV Shows
New Girl, Orange is the New Black, True Blood, Ugly Betty, Modern Family, Awkward Black Girl, Friends, 30 Rock, Arthur (cartoon), PBS travel and cooking shows, HGTV everything

Movies
Boyz n the Hood, Bridget Jones Diary, Love Actually

Music
TV on the Radio, Bruce Springsteen, Ella Fitzgerald, Quadron, Sister Nancy, Mighty Sparrow, Nina Simone, reggae (pop), dancehall, indie pop, electro... the beat goes on.

Food
Mangoes; rice-n-beans; yellow curry (Thai and Caribbean); pizza; bibimbap; Ethiopian, Korean cuisine, and vegan/vegetarian cuisine

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking and vegan baking skills! I'm still a cookbook trainee, but one day I'll take the training wheels off and create my own original masterpiece. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, England, France

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States