CURRENT MISSION

Adventures in Friendship!

ABOUT ME

I'm a grad student in Philly, currently on the path to studying friendship formation. (!)

More generally, I am interested in connecting people, facilitating conversation and collaboration.

I am an adventurous eater. ...And proud of it!

PHILOSOPHY

Candor.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoy showing people my city, introducing them to the great, secret places, and helping them frame their travel experiences for optimum enjoyment.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My best experience (and only actual COUCH *SURFING* experience -- not just grabbing a drink) was in Philadelphia, where I live. I drove up there on a whim in the middle of the night, without a place to stay, a job, or a friend in the city. After a few, rough "nights on the street" (heh), I CouchSurfed with this guy for a few days until I got off my feet. A life saver! People should use this site more.

Interests

reading travel guides for places I live; reading travel guides for places I'm too scared to go; conversation; communities; collaboration; illusion; agency; communication, thought, and society; categories, roles, and constructs; natural selection; friendship formation

• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Sherlock Jr., Mulholland Drive, Clue, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine, Short Cuts, Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Fargo, The City of Lost Children, Catfish, Exit through the Gift Shop, Freaks, Waiting for Guffman, Cannibal Tours, Flirting with Disaster, Capturing the Friedmans, Series 7

Music :http://www.last.fm/user/grammarscorpion

Books: The Phantom Tollbooth, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

TV: Community, Peep Show, Mad Men, Louie, The Comeback, My So-Called Life, Freaks and Geeks, The Office (BBC), Planet Earth, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Party Down, The Adventures of Pete & Pete

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Up and moving in a day to a city where I knew no one nor did I have a job or place to stay was something I´m proud of myself for having done.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have skills! I am just not sure what they are... Let's discover them together!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States