I recently left my job as a healthcare consultant and will be starting law school this fall. I'm spending June driving out to the west coast from Chicago.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm road tripping across the northern and western states in June, so looking to meet some cool people along the way!

Interests

I read a lot, and I'm looking forward to getting through a bunch of stuff on this trip. I'm also pretty into music and go to a lot of shows. I'm a huge food/wine/cocktail/beer nerd. I love being outdoors and miss hiking and skiing all the time when I lived in Chicago. I used to do standup so I still spend a lot of time going to comedy shows.

• dining
• wine
• beer
• cocktails
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• skiing
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: My favorite book makes me sound super pretentious. Other than that, a random selection of authors that have made my 4-5 star list on Goodreads: Joshua Ferris, Yukio Mishima, J.D. Salinger, Meghan Daum, George Saunders, Dawn Powell, Adam Levin, Meredith Gran, Ramez Naam, Jennifer Egan, Aimee Bender, Imogen Binnie, Michael Chabon, Hilary Mantel, Lorrie Moore, Thomas Pynchon... okay, I should stop now.

Music: Frequent rotation at the moment includes Pulp, Hot Snakes, Belle & Sebastian, Emperor X, the Long Winters, Palaxy Tracks, the Go Find, Speedy Ortiz. Perennial favorites: the Delgados, Jens Lekman, Mikal Cronin, New Order, Silver Scooter. I'm also a classically-trained pianist so I listen to a good amount of classical stuff, especially new music. I go to quite a few shows and the best shows I've seen recently are Rocket from the Crypt, Emperor X, and the Blind Shake, which should give you some idea of my oddly diverse listening habits.

Movies: Band of Outsiders, The Graduate, Annie Hall, Rushmore, Amelie, others I will have to think about later.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My favorite trip so far was to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town). I constantly recommend it to people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States