CURRENT MISSION

Experience as much life as possible

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Salt Lake City. My grandparents had all come here to practice Mormonism, from Germany and England and consequently I became interested in Mormon history, as a hobby of sorts. Eventually I left the church, but still maintain a serious interest in Mormon culture as it evolves. My professional interests are in Arabic and Linguistics, and Middle East Studies in general. One of my main goals right now is getting into a PhD program, and getting back to the Middle East to study, asap! I'm happy to show you around the lake, the city, or desert, but I do work Mon-Friday 9-5 for now, so I'm available other than that.

PHILOSOPHY

"We have the technological power, the engineering skills to save our planet, to cure disease, to feed the hungry, to end war; But we lack the intellectual vision, the ability to change our minds. We must de-condition ourselves from 10,000 years of bad behavior. And, it's not easy."

—Terence McKenna

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hosted last year from my basement apartment, and surfed in Spain and Morocco. This year am living with my parents, trying to save up some cash. Due to this arrangement, I currently cannot host overnight.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had a seriously amazing set of experiences with couchsurfing, both with hosting and surfing. I'm exited to do both again soon.

Interests

languages, film, music, cooking, plants, people, bee keeping

Music, Movies, and Books

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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the Sahara desert.

Teach, Learn, Share

Mostly I can offer tours of temple square, ghost towns, and other historical/mormon interest sites.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco

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