I live and work from the road in a 8 foot vintage camper trailer with my girlfriend Clara and my lab partner Fitzroy.

I'm a global health researcher working for the University of California San Francisco. I study the cost-effectiveness of HIV and TB services worldwide.

I like almost any outdoor sport, tuning and riding motorcycles, science and medicine, poetry and music.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm hoping to find social networks in the towns I visit to share stories and brews. I'd also love to find some places to park my little rig with access to a bathroom in exchange for conversation, play dates with my dog, and good karma.

Interests

• traveling
• juggling
• cycling
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Mystical poetry (Rilke, Hafiz, Rumi), John Steinbeck, Malcolm Gladwell, John Krakauer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Pilgrimage to visit a Buddhist monk in his cave hermitage in the Nepal Himalaya.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to juggle.

I love to talk about global humanitarianism, health policy, disease prevention, etc. Global health is my passion.

I know a lot about snakebites in India.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of adventure and mishap and speculations about the unseen world. I'll share my dog (he's great).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States