CURRENT MISSION

do what you love

ABOUT ME

I am a full time student at the University of Connecticut pursing a BS/MS in Ecology&Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity & Conservation Biology. I love traveling, seeing new places, and meeting new people, The world is truly a beautiful place =)

PHILOSOPHY

"Everything's a piece of everyone."

"The river is everywhere."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think couchsurfing is a great way to meet new people. It is a wonderful way to help someone out who is traveling on a budget!

I currently live in an apartment with three of my friends. In our living room we have a pull out couch and a futon, so we can accommodate up to 4 guests. We are all pretty busy running around with school and various jobs, but we are always open to host people, give you a meal, let you use our shower, etc!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have not really couchsurfed much, but I am really looking forward to doing more and hosting!

Interests

reading, montauk and hither hills state park, Hawai'i, camping, fires, live music, hiking, whales, fruit, plants, libraries, conservation, geology, boats, evolution, digihitch.com, Harry Potter everything, and I am a game geek (taboo, rummy 500, setback, Risk, balderdash, etc.)!

• animals
• wildlife
• running
• reading
• traveling
• crochet
• music
• live music
• hiking
• camping
• biology
• ecology
• geology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
the alchemist, harry potter, the secret history, flat stanley, youth in revolt, the giver, pride&prejudice, protector of the small, sevenwaters trilogy, cider house rules, a widow for one year, fahrenheit 451, hamlet, The Pillars of the Earth & world without end, The Chronicles of Narnia, Call Of The Wild, White Fang, the bridei chronicles, as far as the eye can see, HIs Dark Materials triology

Music:
death cab for cutie, jacks mannequin, dan bern, something corporate, third eye blind, ben gibbard, bob marley, jack johnson, jimmy eat world, sherwood, the postal service, the beatles, an angle, the honorary title, jason mraz, moe., string cheese incident, smashing pumpkins, john lennon, fountains of wayne, red hot chili peppers, bob dylan, kevin devine, missy higgins, nickle creek, Eric Hutchinson, Simon & Garkfunkel, Eddie Vedder, antje duvekot, Andrew Bird, fun., Kanye West, the weepies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went to the UK in March 2009, specifically London and Scotland, to visit my family and friends. It was an amazing experience! I also travelled to Hawaii a couple years back and now I know that at some point in my life I must move there! I have also spent time in South Africa which I loved, Germany, a great country with extremely friendly people, and Amsterdam, a really fun city!

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about composting if anyone is interested in starting a compost pile. As a result of my major, I am also pretty knowledgeable about wildlife / wild animals and about nature in general and love taking walks and showing people how to find and catch frogs and salamanders, identify trees, etc.

I have always wanted to learn how to crochet! And I am really interested in hearing anyone's stories about hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States