CURRENT MISSION

ADVENTURRRRRE!

ABOUT ME

I'm a student and freelance writer (mostly travel writing these days) looking to see as much of the world as possible. It took a whirlwind trip to New York on assignment to teach me that you meet more awesome people and have more good memories when you skip the hotel.

PHILOSOPHY

The world is a fascinating place full of fascinating things and amazing people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Trying to make the world a better and safer place for couchsurfers, both as hosts and travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Apart from a couple of pre-arranged trips as a student, none really...help me build mine up?

Interests

Dance (Argentine tango, salsa, samba), other languages, writing, poetry, SCUBA DIVING!, shipwrecks, Great Lakes history, journalism, general adventuring

• writing
• poetry
• dancing
• tango
• clubbing
• traveling
• scuba diving
• freelancing
• history
• journalism
• languages
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Intacto, The Assasination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford, No Country for Old Men, Raging Bull, Blood Diamond (Leo di Caprio can ACT!)

Books: The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon, The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino, Cien Años de Soledad by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, La Colmena by Camilio José Cela

Music: Wilson Simoninha, Gotan Project, Hector Lavoe, Tommy Olivencia, Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound, Jimmy Bosch, Iron and Wine, Nick Drake, Josh Rouse, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Traveled through the world's highest motorable mountain passes in Ladakh, India.

-Dove the 19th century schooner Wells Burt in Lake Michigan.

-Attended a symposium at the Explorers Club headquarters in Manhattan

Teach, Learn, Share

I love salsa, and am always happy to learn new moves or teach the basics to a beginner. I also love writing, and am significantly more qualified to be sharing my knowledge of that.

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