I grew up in a small town in Vermont and went to college in New Hampshire. I majored in biology and minored in anthropology, and I was also on the cross-country ski team. During college I made a solo trip to Uganda to volunteer with an NGO for a couple months, and I worked at an ecology research institute in Germany for a summer. Last year I did research in Germany, and this year I'm working in NYC. I really like nature and being outside, trying new foods and flavors of gelato, and seeing new places!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm excited to meet someone new and see their city from their perspective. I've had a lot of traveling experiences where I stayed in a hotel and hostel, and some where I stayed with a local (a friend or through AirBnB) and it's always much more fun and interesting to see the city a little more through their eyes.

Interests

Cross-country skiing, soccer, nature, hiking, birdwatching, ice cream, baking

• baking
• drinking
• traveling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• skiing
• soccer
• anthropology
• biology
• ecology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Alt rock, but not too picky

Movies: right now, The Departed, Fargo, The Princess Bride, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Princess Mononoke, Casino Royale, It's a Wonderful Life...so many more

Books: The Good Earth, Lord of the Flies, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mrs. Dalloway, The Hobbit

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

SCUBA diving on the northeastern coast of South Africa! Though white-water rafting on the Nile is a close second

What I Can Share with Hosts

Something delicious to eat or drink, according to your preferences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Uganda, United States