Curious and friendly person who loves to meet people, explore new places, and eat good food. I'm a mechanical engineer and have worked in consulting and for one of Google's startups helping make cities better places to live using technology.

Originally from Chicago, I moved to San Francisco after undergraduate studies for work. Feel free to ask me for travel advice in SF—my adopted home. After a couple years in San Francisco, I moved to Cambridge/Boston for graduate studies in Energy Systems at MIT.

After a brief stint back in SF, I moved to Manhattan, New York for 8 months and just returned to San Francisco at the end of July 2019.

2021 update: been spending almost all of my time living in the UK and Europe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet friends and explore new places

Interests

Exploring new areas
Finding new places to eat
Buildings and Architecture
Performance driving
Solid-state lighting
HVAC systems
Power generation
Drinking
Hiking
Tae Kwon Do

• performing arts
• architecture
• drinking
• hiking
• engineering
• eating

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
James Bond
Avengers and most Marvel movies
X-Men
Transporter

Books
Three Body Problem Series
Frontline Series
The Night's Dawn Trilogy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kept a log of every dish I’ve eaten in New York

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam