ABOUT ME

I'm a first year grad student in medieval history here in Iowa City. I enjoy exploring Iowa City on my bike (I'm currently car-free) and spending evenings with my cohort and some college buddies who now live in Iowa City.

For some more background, I grew up in Iowa, right on the Mississippi River. I also went to college in Iowa, but I have traveled a lot outside the state and throughout the U.S. So far, I've been to about half the states, including Hawaii. I also spent Aug. 2011-July 2012 living in Muenster, Germany on a Fulbright research grant, which I loved. While I was in Germany, I visited 13 of the 16 German states as well as several other countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, France, and England. I love doing things outside - especially water activities like swimming or canoeing - as well as learning more about an area's history and culture, and just the experience of travel in general.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I still feel pretty new to Couchsurfing, but I really enjoyed getting to know some couchsurfers during my stay in Muenster, and I'm looking forward to getting involved in whatever community I can find in Iowa city, either through hosting or through events.

Interessen

Competitive Swimming (High School and College Swimmer)
Sports generally, esp. American Football and Baseball
Reading!
Video Games, particularly of the 90's and early 200's variety.
Camping, Canoeing, and other outdoorsy type activities.
Homebrewing

• culture
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• homebrewing
• cycling
• canoeing
• camping
• sports
• baseball
• american football
• soccer
• swimming
• history

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Favorite Books are: Dune Series, A Song of Ice & Fire (Game of Thrones series), Ender's Game series, Watership Down, The Great Gatsby, anything by J.R.R. Tolkien, and anything by George Orwell. Am also open to suggestions!

Movies: Little Miss Sunshine, Fight Club, Anything involving Clint Eastwood, Anything with an intermission.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

One of the most amazing things I have done in my life was the year I spent abroad in Germany. It was a great learning opportunity both personally and professionally, and I am very thankful to have the opportunity to live and research while immersing myself in another culture.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Germany, United States

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