ABOUT ME

Spent the last three years living in Japan and traveling around Asia. I was an editor for a nuclear nonproliferation organization in Hiroshima and then taught English for a while. For the last 4 months I have been traveling around Asia, Europe, a bit of Africa and now the Middle East. It has been an amazing experience and something I'll never forget. Originally, I'm from Chicago.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Haven't had any experiences yet, but I am hoping to have one soon!

Interests

music, movies, cultural studies, economics, international relations, languages and traveling.

• movies
• traveling
• music
• cultural studies
• economics
• international relations
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Beatles, Bee Gees, Bink 182, Bright Eyes, Brett Dennen, Calexico, Cat Stevens, Colbie Caillat, Damien Rice, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, The Eels, Elliott Smith, Foo Fighters, The Frames, Imogen Heap, India Arie, Jack Johnson, John Butler Trio, John Frusciante, John Mayer (Trio), Joseph Arthur, Joshua Radin, Matt Costa, Matt Nathanson, New Found Glory, Nickel Creek, Nirvana, No More Kings, Offspring, Postal Service, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rise Against, Schuyler Fisk, The Shins, Snow Patrol, The Weepies, HelloGoodbye, Ray Lamontagne, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, Muse, Mumford and Sons, Ingrid Michaelson, The Civil Wars, The National, Rilo Kiley, Cary Brothers, Gold Motel, Wilco, Rosi Golan, Grizzly Bear, Beirut, The Decemberists, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Joshua James, Jeff Buckley, MGMT, Cut Copy, Priscilla Ahn, Manchester Orchestra, Bloc Party, Animal Collective, The Swell Season, Meiko, He is We, Gregory and the Hawk, Modest Mouse, Paper Thick Walls, Faded Paper Figures, Broken Bells, Bon Iver, Belle and Sebastian, Iron and Wine, Pheonix, Stars, Kina Grannis, Beirut

Movies: Brick, Wes Anderson movies, Lord of the Rings, Across the Universe, I heart Huckabees, Wristcutters A Love Story, 500 days of summer, Once, Mirror Mask, Disney movies, Ghibli movies and anything with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Books: Freakonomics, Anything by Neil Gaiman, The Song of Ice and Fire Series, Vampire Chronicles, Agatha Christie, Calvin and Hobbes, Black Jewel Trilogy, and many others...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United States