Hey there 👋

I'm an American and a Norwegian wrapped in one💥

Some of my favorite things are music (metal and electronic mostly, but like other stuff too), languages, learning about other societies and cultures, and sports (⚾🏈🏀🏒).

I grew up and studied in the U.S., but am now a European at heart and by passport. After spending a year in Kraków and another in Prague during my twenties, I moved to Oslo for what I thought would be one year.

Fast forward to today, and I'm still in Norway married to a Norwegian guy (trigger warning!). We live on a peninsula sticking out into the Oslo Fjord with a view of the city. Life is very good here in the north, but I make a point of getting out regularly to familiar places and new ones alike.

I #standwithukraine 🇺🇦 and hope you do too ✊

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet like-minded people during my travels. CS is a great place for that.

Unfortunately can't host at my place outside Oslo on the beautiful Nesodden peninsula because we're renovating like crazy. One day we'll be finished. Until then, I'm happy to take CS visitors to Oslo on a walk or for a swim on my peninsula just a short ferry ride from downtown Oslo.

Interests

I've had great CS experiences doing all kinds of things: city walks, swimming in rivers and lakes, hours-long talks, going to concerts, exploring nature.

• sauna
• politics
• board games
• reading
• electronic music
• metal music
• baseball
• basketball
• american football
• languages
• language exchange
• travel
• weightlifting
• progressive metal
• marijuana
• cold water swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I am almost always listening to music. As a teenager it was alternative rock and ska. In my 20's and half of my 30's it was electronic music. Now I mainly listen to metal, especially prog and industrial. My favorite thing to do on a trip is catch a DIY show and see local bands play.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traversed the Caucasus mountains in Azerbaijan in a mini monster truck and lived to tell the tale.

Glimpsed the midnight sun far north of the Arctic circle.

Oh, and I escaped the U.S. and landed on my feet in Norway.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, good humor, curiosity about you and where you live and an open mind.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, China, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, United States