23 years old, California native - passionate about the environment and learning new things. I work at a think tank in Washington D.C. that works to make environmental laws work better -- but I'm also passionate about lots of other progressive causes. I like to run, and my favorite thing in the world is to be outside. My second favorite thing in the world is Mexican food.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My third favorite thing is traveling - and getting to know the people in new places. Plus, I prefer to spend travel money on adventures and experiences instead of hotel beds.

Interests

• environment
• running
• politics
• food
• outdoors
• footbal

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, Slightly Stoopid, the Shins, Blitzen Trapper, Ed Sheeran,

Movies: The Big Lebowski, Batman Begins / Dark Knight / Dark Knight Rises, 180 South, Art of Flight, Superbad, I Love You, Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pirates 1

Books: Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino); Catch-22 (Joseph Heller); Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts); Consider the Lobster (David Foster Wallace); Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie); The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched a thunderstorm break over Wat Arun in Bangkok, Thailand while eating mango sticky rice on a dock across the river.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: A few songs on the ukulele
Learn: New languages, new recipes, new books to read
Share: Snacks, stories, good jokes when the moment is right

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from my travels - from Morocco to Amsterdam to Ecuador and Thailand and back.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Ecuador, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States