I'm originally from Kansas, USA and currently living in Oakland, California, USA. I love traveling and seeing a place through the eyes of locals. I'm a linguist and I love learning new languages as well as being a conversation partner in English (my native language).

I like taking walks through quiet parts of cities and parks, I like hiking, yoga, meditating, reading, journaling. I like to go to bed early and wake up early and find the best coffee spot around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to be a part of community that sees traveling as relationship building and wants to travel sustainably. I help host people on couch-surfing with my husband's account!

Interests

• walking
• reading
• hiking
• languages
• linguistics
• taylor swift
• twenty one pilots
• book binding

Music, Movies, and Books

Some favorite musical artists of mine are Wet, Giant Rooks, Kadja Bonet, Yoke Lore, Matt Maeson, Twenty One Pilots and Taylor Swift.

Movies I love are Dune, Challengers, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Interstellar, Arrival, Inception, 10 things I hate about you

Favorite books I've read recently: Siddartha, anything by author Sheila Heti (Motherhood, Pure Colour), Braiding Sweetgrass, The Ministry for the Future, The Wind-Up Bird chronicle (Haruki Murakami)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lifted 105kg /231 lbs over my head!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn languages, and I'm always looking to practice Spanish, Swahili, and Mam. I would love to also practice English with you if you are learning!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I make hand-sewn journals and booklets, would love to make you one with enough notice! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Norway, Tanzania