CURRENT MISSION

Experience new cultures and make friends around the globe

ABOUT ME

I spend a lot of time in east Africa teaching subsistence farmers about Biochar, a carbon-based soil amendment that captures greenhouse gases and improves crop yields, as part of a balanced, inexpensive way to farm organically.
I am, in addition to a scientist and philanthropist, a visual artist. I absorb the world around me through the lense of my camera, and process the stimuli using my sculpture and paintings.

PHILOSOPHY

Share, open up, let the world in.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to share Austin to the world whenever I am home, and expand my creativity by experiencing new cultures and new points of view.

Interests

carbon sequestration, organic agriculture, painting, sculpture, photography, singing

• singing
• photography
• painting
• agriculture
• science

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driving along above the rift valley in Kenya changed my life forever.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Kenya, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States