CURRENT MISSION

putting eggs in my orange juice, coffee in my tea

ABOUT ME

I graduated from Loyola University Chicago with degrees in International Studies and Communication Studies last year and I am now currently a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon in community health

PHILOSOPHY

I try to live my life by the philosophy of Ubuntu - That a person is a person through other people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to host adventurous surfers in Cameroon!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just starting! I've heard wonderful things from other couch surfers and consider befriending strangers a hobby of mine, so I figured this would be a pretty good fit for me.

Interests

people, exploring, other cultures, Hiking, porches, Chicago, reading, learning, coffee & tea, crafts, making jewelery, knitting, andrew bird, cameroon

• coffee
• crafts
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• hiking
• bungee jumping
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, On the Road, What is the What, Long Walk to Freedom, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, A Long Way Gone, A People's History of the United States of America, Things Fall Apart, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Half the Sky, The Shock Doctrine

Music: Andrew Bird, Arcade, Belle & Sebastian, The Black Keys, Crystal Castles, Explosions in the Sky, Grizzly Bear, Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, Rage Against the Machine, The Shins, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

You watch a lot of movies in the Peace Corps... can't really pick a favorite.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungee jumped off the world's highest jump in South Africa...

Teach, Learn, Share

I love sharing about my traveling experiences and the people I've met.

I love learning just about anything as long as the person teaching me really cares about the subject. I really enjoy learning about other cultures and countries in particular.

Countries I’ve Visited

El Salvador, France, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cameroon, South Africa, United States