CURRENT MISSION

To find my purpose, whatever that is.

ABOUT ME
I feel the need to put this here because of the overwhelming requests: I will not rent you my car. You must book early, use Turo, or plan to take ride share. Additionally, I am no longer hosting because my roommate passed away in Sept. 2024, and my new roommate is using the room. I do not have a couch to offer unfortunately.

I will also put a few things out there. #1: I am nearly entirely sober, so please don’t bring alcohol into my home. I will have a beer on a very rare occasion. #2: I am genderqueer, queer, and polyamorous. If any of those things make you uncomfortable, I’m probably not the host/surfer for you. #3: I work as a lawyer for the state of AK, and I will rarely be available during the weekday- my hours are typically 8:30 AM-5:30 PM with no lunch. I am BUSYYY during the summer, so it’s important to give lots of notice over the weekends from May-September!

I am a student of life and law. I moved to Anchorage, AK, USA in September 2019 to pursue a career in law. I did immigration for 4 years and switched to child welfare cases in January 2023. In a past life, I studied evolution and ecology. You can find my research published in the journal Evolution and Development (Title of the article: The postembryonic transformation of the shell in emydine box turtles).

I am an ambivert and enjoy meeting people of all backgrounds. I am an eclectic mix of intellectual, athletic, and artistic. I'm into rock climbing, pole fitness, ecstatic dance, scuba diving, running, theatre, and playing my saxophone, among other things. I also love a good card/board game (very competitive).

I feel like I’m finally starting to come into the realm of “world travel.” I started with Australia in 2012. Overall, I've been to 33 countries--my goal was to visit 30 by the time I turned 30, and I achieved it in September 2021 by visiting South Africa/eSwatini! 🥳 Next: 50 states before 50.

I should mention I changed my name in July of 2017, so if you're seeing my dead name in my references, that's why. I don’t use that name except for legal purposes, and I’d prefer not to talk about why I changed it.

PHILOSOPHY

I'll have to get back to you on that one.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed numerous times, met up with locals, attended a couple meetings, and I've hosted both domestic and international individuals.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My Couchsurfing experiences have been just fantastic thus far.

Интересы

Biology/animals, acting, running, law/morality, speaking Spanish, watching movies, dancing, kickboxing, music, singing, going to shows/concerts, traveling, conversing with people, cooking, swimming, ice skating, playing Cribbage, etc.

Музыка, кино и книги

Movies: Top 5: V for Vendetta, Momento, Fight Club, Men Who Hate Women (Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), The Princess Bride. In general, I like psychological thrillers and documentaries.

Music: Anything of the alternative type: indie, rock, ska, some 90s music, along with the classics: The Eagles, Paul Simon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, The Styx, etc.

Books: Endless Forms Most Beautiful, anything C.S. Lewis, Stephen King, or Ayn Rand, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and many more.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I ran 20 miles about a decade ago after not being able to run a mile on a treadmill a year prior. I climbed Mt. Rainier in July 2019.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

Teach: I would love to inform someone of the broad and fantastic world of biology. Learn: I would love to learn of the world. I would like to learn what it's like to live in diversity--and poverty for that matter. Share: I would love to share how I feel certain events have shaped my life, and I would also enjoy sharing a myriad of experiences with new people.

Где я побывал(-а)

Australia, Bahamas, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Maldives, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Где я жил(-а)

Australia, United States

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