I'm a new surfer! Long time host in California, but now I've just returned from a long adventure and am in need of some couches :)

My last home was in Germany, hence the German address, but I’m an American, a Californian through and through.

I am a wanderer at heart. I've been working in different labs across the globe to get a sense of what to do for a Ph.D.

I might give up the whole science gig to become a potter, it's really anyone's guess at this point.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

New friends in new places!!

Interests

I'm really interested in microbiology and traveling, so I've tried to merge the two together. I've managed to find myself in yellowstone, the california coastline, germany, and hopefully some other continents in the near future.

Chess! Jazz!

• traveling
• music
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: currently reading: 198Q

The glass bead game. Kingkiller series. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. On Intelligence. Ficciones. East of Eden. Omnivore's Dilemma. The Pearl. The Old Man and the Sea. the Foundation series. Red Rising series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in Antarctica in a tent for 3 months.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Slovenia, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antarctica, Germany, New Zealand, United States