CURRENT MISSION

To understand, and enjoy

ABOUT ME

From small-town Montana, a student of sociology, lived in Illinois, Colorado, Azerbaijan, Japan, Wyoming, Indiana, West Virginia, and now Chicago (in that order). My partner and my living situation makes hosting a little difficult, unfortunately. We have a tiny, apartment with only enough space to host someone on the floor! (Unless you can comfortably fit on a loveseat!) but we are more than happy to offer some help or company. I have an insatiable desire to experience every corner of the globe, and the (unattainable) desire to understand everything. We are very open to appreciating the many subtle and not-so-subtle variations of lifestyles.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have hosted some couchsurfers and met with couchsurfers around the world - couchsurfing brings some of the most optimistic and happy souls together and I love to contribute to this community.

Interests

sociology, economics, mountaineering, traveling, craft beers, climbing, volunteering, language, feminism, maps, cheese, guitar.

• womens rights
• cheese
• beer
• traveling
• guitar
• mountaineering
• wrestling
• rock climbing
• cartography
• economics
• teaching
• sociology
• software
• volunteering

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Celebrated Eid al-Fitr in Azerbaijan, Climbed the seventh highest mountain in Europe (Kazbegi), Being blessed by Thai Buddhist Monks in Wat Benchamabophit, Seeing a whale shark in Okinawa, Wrestling the 66kg Japanese national runner-up (and getting my butt-kicked), Climbing Devil's Tower.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can definitely teach a bit of Azerbaijani and plenty of sociology! I've played guitar for well over a decade, but I am a terrible guitar teacher - happy to try though. I can tell you all about Montana and a little bit about finance and open-source software.

Countries I’ve Visited

Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Azerbaijan, Japan, United States