Built sensors for satellites for a few years out in the real world, spent the past year teaching engineering at my old college, headed back west to finish a PhD in squishy robots.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Somehow keep ending up in corners of the US (Florida, New Hampshire, Oregon, now Texas somehow?). There's an awful lot of country to see and many more people to meet.

Interests

• cooking
• rock climbing
• engineering
• letterpress printing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Brown Bird, Harvey Danger, Reckless Breakfast, Japandroids

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rescued old moped. Added car-sized electric motor to moped. Crashed moped. Somehow found replacement parts for moped on eBay. Moped is now legally registered as a motorcycle in Connecticut.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm an engineer. I fix things. I also tend to travel with a fairly large set of tools.

I've also got tons of stories about space, vintage vinyl record booths, and Roombas. Yes, plural Roombas.

What I Can Share with Hosts

See above. I also make a pretty decent fried tofu.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Scotland