CURRENT MISSION

Learning and teaching

ABOUT ME

I'm a historian and teacher living in Philadelphia. I teach and write about US and Latin American relations. Wrote a book about Nicaragua; working on a new one on Central America in general.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've both surfed and been a host, and I think this site is great.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couch surfed plenty, both with and without the help of the internet.

Interests

Books, music, politics, history, you know, the usual.

• writing
• books
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• piano
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

book: Gravity's Rainbow
music: Nina Simone
movie: Sans Soleil

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm continually amazed at the way meeting people while traveling can spark the kind of warmth and friendship that often can take months or years in other circumstances.

Teach, Learn, Share

Shareable skills: basic guitar or piano lessons; ex tempore discussions of books, music, philosophy; computer repair, if it's not too broken

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nicaragua, United States