Born in NYC, raised in the Connecticut suburbs. Back home in Connecticut for the last couple years after a couple years bouncing around

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Originally got on here to couchsurf while living in China teaching english. Spent a lot of time traveling, been in one place for the last couple years and always happy to connect with a fellow wanderer

Interests

• theater
• running
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• travel
• television

Music, Movies, and Books

Some bands that have stuck with me: Arcade Fire, The National, Bright Eyes, The Head and The Heart, The Decemberists, Mumford and Sons, MIKA, Frightened Rabbit, Ra Ra Riot, Rage Against the Machine, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Broadway Showtunes

Some movies that have stuck with me: Billy Madison, Tommy Boy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Role Models, Life of Brian, Thor: Ragnarok, The Naked Gun, He Got Game, Airplane, Do The Right Thing, Schindler's List, Rocky, Creed, 12 Angry Men, Gangs of New York, Where the Wild Things Are, Silence of the Lambs

Some authors that have stuck with me: Herman Wouk, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yuval Harari, Donna Tartt, Kurt Vonnegut, Jared Diamond, Anand Giriharardas, James Baldwin, The Dalai Lama and Pat Conroy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lead a team of AmeriCorps volunteers based out of Vicksburg, Mississippi

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, New Zealand, United States