I'm originally from America but have spent only 5 of the last 18 years in America. I completed my PhD in Scotland, have worked in Iran, North Cyprus, Qatar, and India, and have lived on-and-off in Switzerland, France, Italy, and England.

My background is in Renaissance literature, but much of my work these days is in Digital Humanities including 3d modeling of heritage structures and textual analysis.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm always on the move! Often, I live in a country for a long time (Scotland 5 years, England 1, Qatar 3, Cyprus 2, India 2, and so on), but the best way to learn about an area quickly is to see how locals live.

兴趣

I'm a Padi Divemaster and dove in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea, and Pacific Ocean: best place so far: Fiji.

I love running and have spent time in the Rift Valley.

I try to include my interest in art, architecture, and theater in my travels wherever I go!

• theater
• performing arts
• architecture
• running
• scuba diving
• art history

音乐、电影和书籍

I'm a reader. Depending on the day: Shakespeare and contemporaries; Modernists (Hemingway, Eliot, Pound, etc.), and Postmodern/Post Human Theory: Deleuze, Guatari, Eco, etc, but Mashiro Mori and Hiroshi Ishiguor is fun too! I love light reading too and have devoured everything from all of Harry Potter to the Game of Thrones in its turn.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Gosh, kind of bashful here.... I did pull Sir Clement Freud (Sigmund Freud's grandson) around St. Andrews in a carriage.... long story.

教，学，和分享

I've taught in Hindi, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish classrooms. I hope to do more!

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Experience living and working all over.

I'm a good cook: I've worked in 5 star and Michelin rated restaurants when I was younger and love a variety of cooking styles including Indian; Thai, Japanese, and Western/Fusion.

I know my wine... I was a sommelier at the Old Course Hotel in Scotland for 4 years and can have share that knowledge.

我游览过的国家

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Oman, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British

我居住过的国家

Cyprus, France, India, Italy, Qatar, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States