CURRENT MISSION

New boot goofin'

ABOUT ME

A grad student living and working in Durham, NC. Besides "Durm" I've lived for a few years in Memphis, Austin and Kazakhstan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've had coffee/drinks with a number of couch surfers when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. I met a lot of interesting and fun people and want to have similar experiences stateside. I've got a crazy schedule, so I'm not always able to host, but I am willing to grab a drink and point you in the right direction while you're in Durham.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My site, my sitemates, and local friends are featured in the couch surfing book "On the Couch." The author, Fleur Brittan was really fun and spent a few days hanging out with the PCVs in Shymkent.

Interests

artsy fartsy things.

• writing
• books
• coffee
• drinking
• traveling
• surfing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - I'm forever an emo 16 year old through my undying love of The Smiths. But I love all kinds of music. I went to college in Memphis, and worked with the Stax Museum of Soul Music and on Beale Street. So I've got love for Elvis, Al Green, J. Cash, Sam and Dave, Jerry Lee Lewis, Booker T. and the MGs, and the almighty Isaac Hayes.

Books - I read everything from Philip K. Dick to Dostoevsky to Frank Miller.

Movies - "The Dude abides."

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've had a lot of amazing travel experiences. More recently on my trip to Nicaragua I sledded down a volcano, swam in both the Pacific and Atlantic within three days and saw lava!

Teach, Learn, Share

Curse words in Russian and Kazakh.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Ecuador, India, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Kazakhstan

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