Hi! I'm Ben, a nerd living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is a very good place to be a nerd. Cambridge is also a very good place to walk around, so I have extremely good knowledge of fun things to do and interesting sights to see within walking distance of my house, but relatively little knowledge of Boston beyond that.

I work for MIT, trying to explain new technologies to non-scientists, so am always interested in a cool conversation about the future! I also really like languages (though I'm terrible at learning them!) and history, and enjoy sharing weird etymologies, historical stories, or science facts. For fun, besides exploring the area, I write poetry, try my best to go hiking and rock climbing, and learn new skills.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A former roommate of mine used our spare room to host couchsurfing guests, and I always had a great time meeting them and learning about their lives, countries, languages, and stories. I'm trying to continue that tradition as best I can! I'd like to make a whole bunch of friends and eventually travel the world myself.

Interests

• poetry
• architecture
• spoken word
• hiking
• rock climbing
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• science
• waterfalls
• science fiction
• internet

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Arctic Monkeys, Baths, Cloud Cult, Foals, Glass Animals, Glen Check, Glitch Mob, Gorillaz, the KOXX, OK Go, the Mountain Goats, Radical Face, Soul Coughing
Movies: All About Lily Chou-Chou, Apollo 13, Blade Runner, The Brothers Bloom, The Castle of Cagliostro, In Bruges, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lilo and Stitch, Lord of the Rings, Princess Mononoke, Rocket Science, Thirst, Winged Migration

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fun facts, unusual stories from history,

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States