I'm Julia, from the US, a lover of running, mountains, photography, philosophy, sustainability, wine, books, libraries, endless conversation, writing, so many things…..

I studied sustainability at university and have been working as an elementary school teacher in South Korea for the past 2 years.

Before that, I’ve lived in Hungary studying photography and Portugal doing odd jobs.

Right now, I’m traveling many countries in Europe with my boyfriend, using Workaway as a means for the next destination!✌🏼

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

"i'm a mosaic of everyone i've ever met..."

Interests

• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• marathon
• running
• hiking
• languages
• philosophy
• sustainability
• humor
• rockclimbing

Music, Movies, and Books

music ~ Joe Hisaishi, Odesza, Beirut, Aimyon, Green Day
movies ~ Porca Rosso, Decision to Leave, Frances Ha, Before Sunrise, Clockwork Orange
books ~ Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari), Norweigan Wood (Haruki Murakami), The Course of Love (Alan de Botton)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

running addict…. have run every single day for about 3 years... I like to run road marathons but also trail running, whatever sounds fun... my longest running distance in one go is a mountain 100k in about 10 hours

the Ha Giang loop in Vietnam, I met so many amazing people and had never experienced riding through the mountains on a motorbike like that... not to mention the most beautiful scenery I have maybe ever seen

200 hour yoga teacher training in Chiang Mai, Thailand when I was 18, changed my life in many ways

studying photography through the lens of history abroad in Budapest

1 month roadtripping through Germany in the summer

staying with a host family in a very rural village of Costa Rica for immersive language experience

there are so many more experiences I hope to have in the future!

Teach, Learn, Share

the more I know, the more I realize I don't know... I love to exchange stories with each other, culture, language, all of it

What I Can Share with Hosts

love humor, especially sarcasm, enjoy hearing and sharing stories related to just about anything

if I am staying with you I am happy to purchase food or groceries needed for cooking and help with cleaning around the home or anything else!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Portugal, South Korea, United States