I am an American Master's student embracing the year of travel! Because I'm completing my master's degree abroad in Canada, I have time to do one of my favorite things: learning new cultures and languages. My favorite thing to do in a new country is try the local food, go on a hike, and learn a new dance style. I love to talk and meet new people and learn more about the world around me.

I automatically love pets of all kinds. I loved meeting an apartment cat in Paris named Milo and Smokey the cat in Canada was such a good host! I have 6 pets myself that I miss dearly when I'm away so others fill that hole.

My husband is a dream who works while I study and travel before I graduate and settle down. One day, I'd love to have a big family as I love kids. Of course, I'll teach them all I know and will make sure they get to travel the world too. We're raising cultured people, I promise.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing because I like to meet new people and travel while on the budget of a student. This year, the grand plan is as follows:

May:
Lisbon, Portugal
Munich, Germany
Dubrovnik, Croatia (I'm actually taking a two week course at IUC in the second half of the month, but I'd like to go early to explore).

June:
Cairo, Egypt
Johannesberg, South Africa
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Cusco, Peru

September:
Delhi, India

October:
Melbourne, Australia
Seoul, South Korea

Between July and September, I will be home just writing my Major Research Paper (MRP) to graduate school. My husband and I have a spare pet (but probably not pet hair) free room with a pretty awesome recliner that people would totally be able to crash on. I don't have to travel the world to meet people from all over.

兴趣

• animals
• writing
• running
• reading
• piano
• hiking
• gymnastics
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: I like pretty much everything. In the car, I listen to country. When I'm studying, I'll listen to lofi music. I like jamming out to musicals and indie pop music. I'm a sucker for a piano or an acoustic guitar song. I'll listen to a lot of fpop too.
My favorite artist is Beth Crowley
My current obsession is Rose Betts

Movies: My favorite movie is Tangled. I love animated, horror, and fantasy movies the most. My vice, however, is what I dub trash movies--the movies with B-rated actors not knowing they were engaged to the secretly rich heiress before marrying someone else and the secret heiress marries a homeless man that's actually the richest man in the world. The story is always the same, but I'm a sucker for the silly romance.

Books: I love fantasy, romance, thriller, and mystery novels the most. I also read a lot of Webtoon. I actually host a virtual book club every month.
My current obsession is A Court of Thorns and Roses and I'm not ashamed of that.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

It's really hard to pick one amazing moment as I loved my wedding day, I loved my time studying in Canada, and I loved my time working (and eating) directly with the Nepalese community.

The coolest thing I've done abroad is probably snowshoeing in the Alps. The views were like a backdrop.
I've also gone winter camping in Canada where we built a quinzee and stuffed fifteen people inside. That was awesome.

In the States, I've done a multi-day hike on the Appalachian Trail (not the whole thing, but still cool).

Lowkey, I'm a pretty optimistic person and it's hard for me not find every moment awesome.

教，学，和分享

Teach: I will always teach people (who ask) about American culture...maybe aspects they don't quite know from movies and such. My favorite Midwestern word to teach is 'ope'.

Learn: I am a sponge (although my memory is not always the best). If you teach me about your culture, language, interests, I am all ears.

Share: I will always share my experiences, but I will not speak for other cultures that I am not a part of. I love talking about this stuff and I actually have a newsletter back home talking about my time in Canada and the differences to Ohio where I'm from.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

With hosts, I can easily keep a conversation. I love playing board games and exploring cities. I can keep quiet when need be and I try to keep my mess to my space only.

With guests, the same things apply as with hosts, but I can also help you explore the area time-permitting.

我游览过的国家

Canada, France, Switzerland, United States

我居住过的国家

Canada, United States