CURRENT MISSION

to learn all I can from life and make the world better in the process

ABOUT ME

Hello Couch Surfers!

I"m a grad student at Johns Hopkins. I love to swim, try new things, meet new people, talk with old people, and eat Chocolate Hazelnut Spread.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is an adventure!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been couch-surfing once (so far!), and I also went to a CS dinner when I lived near Orlando. Good times.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed with my old roommate on the couch of a lovely young lady in Vienna in spring 2009. We were there only for one night, but it was a good experience talking with our hosts and staying somewhere new. Thank you!

Interests

people: watching, talking with, helping, etc.; visiting interesting places; books; swimming; music; sunshine; the ocean; big cities; green fields; webcams; warm socks; kittens; blogs; chapstick; community values; frolicking; pizza and ice cream.

• books
• chocolate
• clubbing
• news
• knitting
• music
• surfing
• swimming
• neuroscience
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots!

Some movies: V for Vendetta, Moulin Rouge, Silence of the Lambs, Edward Scissorhands, 28 Days Later, Everything is Illuminated, There Will Be Blood

Some TV: 30 Rock, Community, The Big C, True Blood, Mad Men, Battlestar Galactica, Glee

Some Authors: Oliver Sacks, Steven Pinker, Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aldous Huxley

Some particular books: Back (Henry Green), Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig),

Some Artists: Dresden Dolls, Katy Perry, Johnny Cash, Beyonce, Florence + the Machines, Linkin Park, Regina Spektor, the soundtrack to Wicked

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newWEST01031709.htm

The club that I was president of at my home university helped this couple find a home.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm learning to be a geneticist. I have some background in neuroscience and social psychology. My favorite topic of study is where the three fields intersect.

I know how to knit, do the butterfly stroke, shoot a shotgun (at clay pigeons only), and play the flute.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Russian Federation, South Africa, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States