CURRENT MISSION

The beginning of the rest of my life.

ABOUT ME

I just finished my PhD in microvascular physiology. I studied cognition in Texas, art in Tasmania, and glycocalyx in Britain; I've surfed in Morocco, road-tripped through Serbia, and virus-hunted in Vietnam. Being monolingual is one of my greatest personal failings and my poor directional sense is a constant embarrassment. I waited tables in college, I lived in England for the last seven years, and I'm looking forward to being stateside for my next adventure in health policy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Though not through this site, I've been able to give transient folks a place to stay over the years while they sort out accommodation. I've hosted several visiting students and a few new arrivals to the city and I love how easy it is to help out. I hope to host more travelers when I'm re-settled next year. I've also been lucky to find a couch when I needed it while on the move myself. Sometimes it makes all the difference.

Interests

News, books, good company, coffee, feminism, board games, a wee tipple, politics, food, learning stuff, and walking places.

• arts
• books
• womens rights
• dining
• coffee
• walking
• politics
• news
• board games

Music, Movies, and Books

Fiction: The Handmaid's Tale, The Giver, A Brave New World (great dystopians in general), The Yellow Wallpaper, The Old Man and the Sea, The Remains of the Day.

Non: Shock Doctrine, All the Shah's Men, Conscience of a Liberal, Desert Queen, Team of Rivals.
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Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, France, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam