Be happy. Live well. Love others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet international people and expand my worldview through sharing experiences with friends across the world.

Interests

music, culture, astronomy. Space travel, learning new languages. Expanding my world view.

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Carl Sagan and Symphony of Science videos!

A few of the books I like: Cosmos (Sagan), A Tear at the Edge of Creation (Gleiser), The Stranger (Camus), The Ecology of Freedom (Bookchin), The Illusion of Progress (Amin), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kundera), The Culture of Make Believe (Jensen), A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson), Religion of Nature (Crosby), Malcolm X (Haley), Thus Spake Zarathustra (Nietzsche), A Pale Blue Dot (Sagan), Journey to Ixtlan: Lessons of Don Juan (Castaneda), Man’s Search for Meaning (Frankl), Infidel (Hirsi Ali), Blessed Unrest (Hawken)

Music—depending on my mood, I like:
A Fine Frenzy, Brahms, Mahler, Band of Horses, Iron & Wine, Mark Knofler, Monsters of Folk, Reggae—Manu Chao, Gondwana, Marley.., Salsa—Oscar de Leon, Celia Cruz, NG2.., Reggaeton—Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Wisin Y Yandel, Pitbull.., Beethoven, Death Cab for Cutie, Schubert, Bach, Chinese pop + traditional, Portuguese pop—Ciganos d’ouro, Madredeus, Leitte.., Disney soundtracks!, Trentemoller, Empire of the Sun, Sam Sparro, Sigur Ros, Rufus Wainwright

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling to Finland to study a semester. Graduated from Dartmouth College with my ba degree in anthropology. Pursuing my dreams to the fullest

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Finland, Peru, United States