To get the formalities out of the way, I recently finished my Masters in Molecular Biotechnology doing fungi research and currently live in The Netherlands.
I want to take this opportunity of living abroad to see as many places and to meet as many lovely people as possible. The best times of my life while traveling were meeting random people and just going with the flow, and my time in Europe has totally enriched this aspect.
I spent my whole life in Florida so I love the ocean and am passionate about saving the creatures that inhabit it. I'm an advanced open water SCUBA diver so I can share some stories about the amazing things I have seen underwater. I am open-minded to many things as a conversational topic and hope to learn from other people and other cultures.
I am passionate about hula hoop dancing as it has been very therapeutic and has allowed me to express myself in ways I did not know were possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people during my travels and hopefully create memorable experiences with them.

Interests

-Molecular biology and life sciences
-Star Trek (Next Gen of course)
-Science fiction and graphic novels
-Horror movies
-Hula Hoop dancing (LED hooping at Burning Man was a highlight)
-Cooking
-Ocean creatures
-Tattoos
-Gardening
-Kombucha
-Corgis
-Coloring/doodling
-Dungeons and Dragons
-Pumpkin flavored foods
-Meditation

• photography
• coloring
• dancing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• fitness
• exercise
• yoga
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• violin
• hiking
• scuba diving
• biology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:Indie rock, ambient, electronic/dance, Hip-Hop, deep house, trap
Books:Stephen King, Phillip K. Dick (Horror/Sci-fi), Dune

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dancing with my best friends drunk off wine to a local band at Lake Geneva, Switzerland, SCUBA diving the Turneffe Atoll in Belize, and Burning Man in 2017

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about science and a bunch of random cell biology facts
Hula hooping (not only around your waist, I got some sweet moves for you)
Florida is a really weird place so I have a lot of interesting stories about growing up with a survivalist dad and trying to avoid all the various things that try to kill you in that state.
My cooking skills are pretty ok too, and I can make you some true American pancakes :)
Fermenting kombucha and growing mushrooms
Meditation and mindfulness

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Netherlands, United States