CURRENT MISSION

To learn as much as I can in 8 months of travelling--especially about culture, environment, and heath.

ABOUT ME

Student, studying biology and public health, taking a year off to travel the world. I'm interested in public health and environmental things, but also in architecture, culture, music (just listening to it--I'm absolutely no expert) and cooking--or better said, someday learning to cook. I also really like being outdoors, hiking and that kind of things. I'm really terrible at remembering to take pictures.

PHILOSOPHY

You regret things you don't do more than the things you do. Carpe diem!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just joined, and am traveling right now, so I'm hoping to surf for awhile. When I get home I'd love to host people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm brand new...

Interests

the outdoors, public health, environmentalism, hiking, monkeys, sustainable agriculture, books, running.
Linguistics, epidemics, evolution, sarcasm, trees, rivers, rowing, books, coffee, volcanoes, glaciers, German, French, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, making faces, sunshine, fresh air, boats, water, fossils, science, mountains, feminism, ferns, monkeys, exploring at night, mudflats, the hoh rainforest, popcorn, windy days, flowers

• culture
• books
• architecture
• environment
• womens rights
• cooking
• coffee
• running
• flowers
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• rowing
• agriculture
• biology
• science
• beaches
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

So many..I will update this when I have more time.

The Great Escape
The Red Violin

U2, REM, the Beatles, Wallflowers, Klee,

Books? All of them. Recently, "The Art of Travel"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset on a lonely beach on the Olympia Penninsula (Washington state, USA). Beautiful!

Teach, Learn, Share

Not too much of what I know is very practical--I suppose I could teach someone English, or a little German. I can't think of anything big, but I love teaching the little day to day things (like, here's the best way to the post office, or, I've found a really excellent brand of orange juice...).

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Spain, Tanzania, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States, Zimbabwe

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