CURRENT MISSION

Achieve financial freedom and travel the world

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Cincinnati and have been in Chicago for 15 years. My career is in environmental sustainability and I help destroy greenhouse gases to fight climate change. I have a younger brother in Chicago and a younger sister in NYC. I keep in touch with many childhood friends and really value those friendships. I love sharing stories and music with people. I am outgoing, respectful, and passionate about all that I do. Not a morning person but that can change if I am on vacation :) I hope to be my own boss someday and to travel to every corner of the world.

PHILOSOPHY

*Trust your gut (metaphorically + gastronomically)
*Respect the environment—it is the only one we have
*Everyone has something they can teach you

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Every time I meet someone on CS it's like I've known them for a long time. People are generally very open minded and easy to get along with. I think sharing with fellow humans is a natural tendency that people have since tribal times when we had to support one another in order to survive. Using modern technology (CS platform) we should recondition that tendency, since there can be positive outcomes from interaction and collaboration!

Side note: My apartment is not a hotel. If you are just looking for a place to crash and not all that the CS community offers, there are hostels/Airbnb for that.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had successful CS experiences in Paris and Philadelphia
I have hosted people from: Mexico, Belgium, England, USA, China, Hungary, Taiwan

Interests

Photography, DJing, trying new foods, green building, real estate, sharing economy, hiking

• dogs
• photography
• environment
• traveling
• electronic music
• golf
• sustainability
• real estate

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all music but mostly listen to electronic genres now that I'm involved with DJing and promoting events in Chicago (the birthplace of House music!)
Favorite artists: Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Daft Punk, A Tribe Called Quest, Little Brother, Disclosure, Eric Prydz, Mos Def, Mat Zo, Blackalicious, Nujabes, Nas, Beck, Richie Hawtin, Nirvana, Above & Beyond, Dusky, Moby, Carl Cox, Bonobo, Scuba, Josh Wink, Yotto, Sasha, Digweed, Bicep (www.soundcloud.com/beauxtrax)

Books: Dilla Time, The 4-Hour Work Week, The Great Gatsby, The Giver, Brave New World

Movies: Gladiator, Traffic, Crash, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind, Nightcrawler

TV: Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Rick & Morty, Bojack Horseman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I sang a barbershop quartet version of the USA National Anthem at NFL 🏈 games with 3 friends in front of 50,000 people!

Also hiking the Camino Inka (Peru), the Torres del Paine Circuit (Chilean Patagonia), and the Tiger's Nest Monastery (Bhutan).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you: Manual settings on a DSLR camera; Spanish language; how to golf or DJ!
I can share: my life experiences and travels to Asia, South America and all over the USA!
I want to learn: your language, customs, interests

What I Can Share with Hosts

Small gift, music, photographs, fun stories, philosophy

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Bhutan, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Haiti, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, India, United States