CURRENT MISSION

I don't understand what I'm supposed to do... (Leo Tolstoy's dying words)

ABOUT ME

I'm very active, riding my bicycle everywhere. I have been vegetarian for over ten years, and when convenient, prefer vegan. I've led various professional lives, but probably most interesting is that I was a professional pilot and flight instructor. more recently, I finished grad school with a masters in international development. before that, I was a community development volunteer in Moldova for 2 1/2 years under peace corps. until summer 2008 I'll be conducting research as a Fulbright fellow, then after that, feel like I'm ready for parenthood...

PHILOSOPHY

"Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence."
-Anthony De Mello

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

living in eastern europe, there was an informal network of peace corps volunteers who opened their doors to travelers. I made friends abroad and in the states through that network.

also, I took some Moldovan friends on a road trip and we did the rural tourism thing where you stay in a spare bedroom, but otherwise share the facilities with a host family. I enjoyed it because hostels and cheap hotels aren't so clean or comfortable and don't encourage community as much.

Interests

• vegetarian
• vegan
• instructor
• tourism
• volunteering

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