CURRENT MISSION

To get out of the ordinary.

ABOUT ME

I'm cynical and pessimistically optimistic. I love nature and learning about biology. I'm more of a home body but love a good adventure. I'm an active member in the Sierra Club and try to volunteer in my neighborhood regularly.

I love a good latte and just relaxing in the coffeeshops around town (May Day is my fave). I'm also a dedicated beer snob.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted around 30 times (I think. I've lost count) and surfed four times in the fabulous city of DC, lovely Grand Junction, CO, the cultural-center of LA, and the very hospitable Minneapolis (before I moved here). They were all wonderful experiences. It's so great giving what I could to a fellow traveler. I understand how far kindness goes when you're traveling in a foreign land. I was privileged to provide that kindness.

兴趣

I love science, geeky board games, books and movies. I go to yoga as often as I can although I should go a lot more. I love riding my bike although I'm not in superb shape. My week is usually filled with friends crafting, drinking beer and playing games or just hanging out.

• books
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• drinking
• clubbing
• shopping
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• cycling
• rowing
• biology
• history
• science
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

Favorite movies: I love weird movies but also comedy.
Top 10 Movies (in no order):
1. Schindler's List
2. American Beauty
3. When Harry Met Sally
4. Sixteen Candles
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. I Love You, Man
7. A League of Their Own
8. Requiem for a Dream
9. Before Sunset
10. Life of Brian

Favorite music: alternative rock (Violent Femmes, Radiohead, Cake, Pixies, Eels, Devotchka, many many others)

Favorite books: I love fiction with a hint of sarcasm. I've been heavily into historical fiction as of late.

Favorite author: Kurt Vonnegut

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

My most memorable experiences have been appreciating the unscheduled activities. I love just sitting in a foreign coffee shop playing Scrabble with my sister. Or rowing across the frigid Lake Yellowstone on an intensely warm day in July. Or uncontrollably cracking up at a train station in Germany during the wee hours of the night.

教，学，和分享

I love teaching and learning about how the world works. Specifically nature. My specialty is botany.

I love learning about philosophy and history.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I love showing off my city which might include a bike ride to breweries, a personal auto site seeing tour, or exploring the museums. I know a fair amount of history for Minneapolis and St. Paul and would love an excuse to learn more.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

United States

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