I am 22 years old and just graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, where I majored in Molecular and Environmental Biology while simultaneously playing soccer (football) in one of the best collegiate leagues in the United States. I hope to play professional soccer for a few years while I am still young and healthy and afterwards I would like to attend graduate school in order to study ecology or a related environmental field. In addition to these primary goals, I would also like to continue to practice my recreational hobbies in my free time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couch Surfing because I love to travel, but traveling in conventional ways (staying at hotels, for example) is often impractical both financially and socially. In order to truly learn about a place, it is important to meet the people and listen to their personal narratives. As a writer of fiction and a pursuer of knowledge, I value this one-to-one connection with others because it inspires me to explore similarities and differences across cultures as well as other boundaries. By Couch Surfing I hope to meet interesting people and to have unexpected adventures.

Interests

Playing soccer, writing fiction/poetry, playing guitar/singing, hiking/being outdoors, meeting new people

• writing
• poetry
• singing
• traveling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• soccer
• biology
• ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

I love all kinds of rock, blues, some hip-hop/rap, some folk/bluegrass, some r&b/soul.... Pretty much everything in moderation

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States