CURRENT MISSION

To fully understand, deconstruct, and dismantle what is currently seen as the "norm"

ABOUT ME

I am currently a university student at UC San Diego studying environmental biology, urban studies and planning, and music. I am taking advantage of all that being a student has to offer, and am overwhelmed and grateful for all the opportunities.

I studied abroad in Bordeaux, France for a semester in hopes to perfect my French and get to know that side of the world to feel a connection to other places and cultures outside of the US. It's about time I get out of my hometown and experience other cultures and histories first hand. I couchsurfed once while I was in France and would like to return the favor for the couchsurfing community!

I LOVE singing anytime and anywhere, feel free to join me.

PHILOSOPHY

Assimilation ≠ Liberation

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to host people in my San Diego apartment

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Awesome! I love making connections with new people

Interests

Music (voice, piano, a cappella), environmental science, food justice, public health and sustainability, learning/understanding/experiencing other cultures, hiking, eating

Speaking french: I am still learning, and it is still very much a fun activity for me

• singing
• dining
• music
• piano
• a cappella
• hiking
• biology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Artists/bands: Adele, Sara Bareilles, Ben Rector, John Legend, Beyonce, Ben L'Oncle Soul, Fitz and the Tantrums, Mika, Stooshe

Composers: Beethoven, Rachmaninov

Books that offer perspectives on how to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. One of my favorites so far is Michael Pollan's Omnivores Dilemma.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

All of the experiences studying abroad in Bordeaux, France

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States