I love to explore and learn new things and I respect others for who they are.

"I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored." - David Attenborough

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfed with Nat in Tahiti who was an absolute sweetheart. My first couchsurfing experience was unforgettable because of how accommodating she was.

Interests

Foreign languages, cooking & eating good food, taking photographs, doodling, collecting random things I find when traveling, ecology, and the ocean (which is my happy place)

• dining
• cooking
• running
• flying
• boating
• traveling
• canoeing
• kayaking
• snorkeling
• swimming
• ecology
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music I'm currently hooked on: Dobet Gnahoré, Bonobo, Jean-Luc Thomas & Ravichandra Kulur, Ganga Procession

Last movies I enjoyed: Arrival, Hidden Figures

Latest books I've digested: We Need New Names (by NoViolet Bulawayo), All the Light We Cannot See (by Anthony Doerr), A Tale for the Time Being (by Ruth Ozeki)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Exploring the forests of the DRC and gliding down the Wamba river in a canoe.
Seeing dolphins riding the wake of a boat for the first time.
Finding sleeping American Pygmy Kingfishers and seeing basilisks run on water in Panama.
Kayaking in Mo'orea with a friend and being surprised by a humpback whale that surfaced about 5 feet away from us.
Snorkeling the reef at Tetiaroa, a French Polynesia atoll.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, French Polynesia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Panama, Rwanda, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Democratic Republic of Congo, United Arab Emirates, United States