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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish, Swahili
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Graduate Student
  • BA in African Studies & Government; Currently working...
  • From Upstate NY
  • Profile 75% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy your time & work hard for the things that matter.

ABOUT ME

I moved back to Upstate NY a couple of years ago after working in agricultural micro-finance in western Kenya, and foreign policy research in Philadelphia. I'm now a graduate student in Science & Technology Studies (which is kind of like the social studies of science). My research concerns community based program evaluation and agricultural biotechnology. Outside of that, I coordinate an Environmental Living & Learning Community for university students and take my free time to bike/kayak around, do photography and generally be involved in the community.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy your time & work hard for the things that matter.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host with my partner David Bissember (who can also be found on CS as: TWINDAVE).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couch surfed and hosted (though that won't show up here as the official record is on my housemates' CS accounts).

Interests

I love to travel and be outdoors; hike, kayak etc. But I also really geek out about film & photography.

  • photography
  • marathon
  • technology
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

To Kill a Mockingbird, followed closely by Where the Wild Things Are.
Also, I'm kind of obsessed with listening to NPR.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran the Maasia Mara Half Marathon (with wildebeests!), though I have to admit I ran it quite poorly as I was just getting over typhoid :/

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Japan, Mexico, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kenya, Peru, Tanzania

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