I am a junior (third year) university student who born and raised, along with my younger sister and my dog, in Houston Texas. I am currently studying art history at the University of Texas at Austin with the goal of going to graduate school to study Middle Eastern art and then working as a museum curator. I have taken 13 years of Spanish, 2 years of Arabic, and am teaching myself French and Turkish. My life goal is to acquire enough language skills to be able to talk to and meet as many people in the world as I can!

Soy un estudiante en el tercer año de la Universidad de Texas. Yo estudio la historia de arte del mundo árabe. En el futuro, quiero trabajar en un museo. Yo he tomado español por casi trece años, árabe por dos años, y me estoy enseñando francés.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I travel, I like to see what life is really like in the places I visit. My favorite vacation was a week just staying with friends in an unremarkable suburb of Madrid full of normal people like me. Couchsurfing is a perfect way for me to be able to see the world on a college student budget, practice my language skills, and actually see what life in another country is like for ordinary (but fun and interesting!) people like myself.

Por supuesto, me gusta mucho viajar. Pero cuando viajo, me gusta ver la vida cotidiana de las personas normales como yo. Yo sé que Couchsurfing puede enseñarme mucho de la cultura y la vida de los países que visite.

Interests

Being outdoors as much as possible, playing, watching, or talking about any sport under the sun. Visiting cool art museums, learning new languages,

A mi me encanta pasar tiempo al aire libre, practicar, y ver cualquier deporte, sentar en un museo de arte, comer buena comida y aprender nuevas lenguas.

• dogs
• arts
• cooking
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• sports
• art history
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books: East of Eden is absolutely my favorite. Followed by Les Miserables, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and My Name is Red.

Movies: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is by far No. 1. No question. Then The Bourn series, Whiplash, Anchorman, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Music: Vampire Weekend, Jack Johnson, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Beatles.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have skied inside the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. It was nuts.

Esquié en el "Mall of the Emirates" en Dubai. Fue loco.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I'm not an expert in anything, but I will answer any question I can.
Lean: Anything and everything. Especially a new language.
Share: All that I can!

Enseñar: No soy un experto en ninguna cosa pero puedes preguntarme cualquier pregunta y voy a responder.
Aprender: Todos los cosas. Especialmente una nueva lengua.
Compartir: Todo que puedo.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook (though that does not mean I am a good cook) and am always happy to help around the kitchen, do dishes, or make myself useful in any way possible.

A mi me encanta cocinar (pero no soy el mejor) y siempre puedo ayudar en la cocina o limpiar cualquier cosa.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Gibraltar, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States