Hello, I'm an American exchange student living in Germany for a year, traveling around Germany doing different internships, exploring new opportunities, learning the German culture first-hand, and meeting a lot of great friends!
I love music, running, being outdoors in nature, cooking, and exploring new areas and meeting new people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the opportunity to connect with new people and travel without restrictions, but as an exchange students, money can make traveling difficult, so the opportunity to couchsurf really frees up a lot of possibilities to have new experiences.

Interests

Music:
indie, alternative, rock, jazz, classical
I play Piano, electric bass, upright bass, cello, and am learning the ukulele
Reading:
working on reading German books-- Siddartha current favorite and Verblendung is really good too!
Running:
long distance and working out in general
Cooking:
I live alone in Munich at the moment, so I've been teaching myself how to cook

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• running
• working out
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• piano
• outdoor activities

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Vampire Weekend, PHOX, alt-J, Alabama Shakes, Adia Victoria, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Modern Mouse, Se, Hozier
Movies:
Fight Club, Almanya, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Boyhood, Shawshank Redemption, Whiplash, Batman (all), Juno, Forrest Gump, Grand Budapest Hotel, any Tarantino or Wes Anderson
Books:
Siddartha, Holes, poetry, Autobiography of Red, Anything Could Happen

Bands seen live:
Hozier, Killers, Chainsmokers, Sleigh Bells, Adia Victoria, Hop Along, Modest Mouse, AWOLNATION, Bastille, Benjamin Booker, Cage the Elephant, Chiddy Bang, Cold War Kids, Foster the People, Gary Clark Jr., Manchester Orchestra, Matt & Kim, Sylvan Esso, Tove Lo, some I have probably forgotten :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Running across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco out to the forests and back-- it was stunningly beautiful with the sun cutting through the fog, and then exploring the city without a map, asking people for directions and finding my way back to where I was staying.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
I enjoy doing lots of different things: music, chess, games, etc. Can talk with someone in English or German if they want practice or I could teach some piano or most instrument basics to somebody (if they happen to have one lying around)... Always willing to cook some food (Speciality is American-style breakfast).
Learn:
Would love to be able to talk to a host and learn something about them and something about their culture and their perspective.
Share:
Fun experiences and great memories!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences, my culture, my perspective, my willingness to listen to new ideas and my openness-- Would love to share experiences and good times!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States