I'm a software developer, jazz DJ, coffee aficionado, political-economic junkie, and (of course) travel lover. I studied politics and economics at UC Berkeley (specializing in international relations and trade) and software development with JavaScript and Python at Code Fellows, and I love both!

Always down for a nice stout, an interesting conversation, and a long walk through a cool neighborhood.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling is what makes life interesting, and though it can be tough to do it on a budget, I've also found it to be more rewarding.

Interests

My hobbies include lindy hop (swing dance), baking delicious things, hiking, snowboarding, and petting every dog in sight.

In new cities, I try to balance my experience between tourist-ey things and local spots. Since I'm a swing dancer, I usually also check out any local dance scenes.

Trying to learn more about meditation, improve my cooking skills, and find ways to practice Spanish more often. (It's gotten rusty since I left Madrid.)

• swing dancing
• beer
• politics
• reading
• hiking
• snowboarding
• software
• python
• game of thrones
• lindy hop
• spanish language

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
-"The Shadow of the Wind" (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
-"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" (Michael Chabon)
-"The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" (David Mitchell)
-Anything written by Pablo Neruda
-"The Lord of the Rings" (J. R. R. Tolkien

Movies:
-"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
-"The Sound of Music"
-"Kiki's Delivery Service"
-"Ex Machina"

Modern Music:
-Arctic Monkeys
-Cage the Elephant
-Flume
-Ratatat
-Zion I

Jazz/Swing Music:
-Duke Ellington
-Lionel Hampton
-Artie Shaw
-Chick Webb
-Any version of 'Sunny Side of the Street'

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
--Swing dance (I taught for 4 years in my college scene)
--Cool/strange coffee science (I was a barista for 3 years, and trained lots of people)
--Political/Economic history (learned in college)

Intersted in learning:
--Most things people have to offer

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States