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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 28, Female
  • Member since 2016
  • Student
  • In progress! (Some college)
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Undergraduate math major and student neuroscience researcher. Absurdist, epicurean, and aspiring hoopy frood.

(My legal first name is Rachael, but I go by Elaine.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Variety of experience!

I'm a current junior in college. While I enjoy the routine, I feel it's important to my personal growth that I stay out of my comfort zone. I want to challenge myself to encounter people, places, and situations that I would otherwise miss.

Interests

My interests are eclectic, but some big ones are:

- Hiking
- Cooking
- Thinkin' 'bout stuff
- Gardening: I run a sustainable gardening club, on-and-off.
- Urban exploring: "Ask me about my delinquency!"
- Teaching myself math: Yes, I am fun at parties.
- Analyzing music and art: I'm an amateur music reviewer in my spare time. *

I have a special place in my heart for all things weird. Music and food, especially.

* Don't see your interests in this list? Tell me about 'em! I like to think that I can appreciate any discipline. I find that even listening to someone talk about their passions is deeply enjoyable.

  • arts
  • cooking
  • gardening
  • music
  • hiking
  • urban exploration
  • radical self care

Music, Movies, and Books

- Music: Choosing your favorite music is like choosing a favorite child, but some artists I keep coming back to are Pinback, Bjork, Tycho, This Town Needs Guns, and- regrettably- Tyler the Creator.

- Movies: I have a strange blind spot when it comes to movies. Have barely seen any classics, even. I'm working to change that. In the meantime, I really enjoy "Blade Runner"- even the remake!

- Books: prefer nonfiction books about science/ math, and poetry.

- Podcasts: 99 Percent Invisible, The Allusionist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Discovered a new species of virus

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to let hosts and travel partners set the tone of visits. If nothing else, though, I make some killer rum balls.

Optional: impassioned rants about scientific literacy. :^)

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