CURRENT MISSION

To see it all. To live it all.

ABOUT ME

Hey y'all! I'm a graduate student in the Massachusetts, but I was born in Germany. My family didn't live many years in Germany after I was born before moving to the States, but I travel back frequently. After graduating from high school, I spent a year there as a study abroad student and lived with a wonderful host family in Germany. The next year I lived in Senegal through a gap-year program called Global Citizen Year. Again, I lived with a host family; this time in a rural area, I helped my family with their peanut farming and observed the initiatives of an international development organization, the Millennium Villages project. I recently received my B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and am continuing on as a grad student in public policy. I study and work towards collective action social movements. I'm like worker-owned businesses (coops), brewing beer, rock climbing, biking, photography, community organizing, left politics, enjoying a good piece of writing in the sun.

PHILOSOPHY

Live, learn, laugh, and love. Fear is the root of all evils. Judge not others. Live to change the world - and have fun by exploring!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had a CS profile for a while now, but I'm new really; I'm looking for my first floor/couch surfing experience during travel in Europe this coming summer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed a bunch or couches, but never before through CS.

Interests

I love meeting new people with diverse thoughts and experiences. I love sailing, skiing, photography, and (of course) traveling.

• writing
• photography
• wine
• beer
• politics
• traveling
• homebrewing
• cycling
• surfing
• sailing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• public policy
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: Into The Wild
Music: this is an impossible question - too much great music
Book: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in 3 countries in 3 years. United States -> Germany --> Senegal

Teach, Learn, Share

I like: People who have been where I have been. People who have been where I haven't been. People who are tolerant, accepting, and inclusive. People who show others love.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A bottle of wine, two hands as a sous-chef, and a few decent stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Scotland, Senegal, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Senegal, United States