CURRENT MISSION

traveling around the UK and former UK

ABOUT ME

I am 26 years old and grew up in Lexington, KY. I went to school in Los Angeles and graduated a few years ago with a B.A. in history. I've lived in Germany and The Netherlands, and am currently in law school at the University of Michigan. I spent the summer working at a law firm in New York City, where I plan to work after I graduate in December.

PHILOSOPHY

Allowing that I may be wrong about everything and never failing to find humor in whatever situation arises are both things I try to keep in mind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

For a few nights in London and then in Columbia, Missouri and Denver during a cross-country road trip.

Interests

human rights law, vegetarianism, healthy amounts of cynicism/optimism

• birds
• human rights
• flying
• traveling
• history
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bob Dylan, Josh Ritter, Nellie McKay, Joanna Newsom, Andrew Bird, Leonard Cohen, Rilo Kiley, Yelle, Junior Senior, M. Ward, Sufjan Stevens, Emmy the Great

Movies: Spirited Away, Rushmore, Harvey, The Lives of Others

Books: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman, The Alexandrian Quartet by Lawrence Durrell, If On a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, Just Kids by Patti Smith

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked from the Mediterranean Sea to the Kineret (aka the Sea of Galilee), and once there saw thousands of migratory birds flying just above the water which was breathtaking.

I also saw the family of a convicted war criminal scream and cry upon hearing his verdict come down. We were just a few feet away from them. It was surreal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Poland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, United States