Smart, culture-vulture looking to meet locals while I travel to Netherlands in August, 2015. I am also planning to be in Indianapolis for a couple of days in mid-July this summer, and would love to meet, possibly stay with, local residents. I

I like to cook, read theater reviews, go to the theater, ride my bicycle, and not spend more than 3 hours a week cleaning. Currently a member of my city's best art museum, as well as the natural history museum AND local architecture foundation. As a visitor, this suggests I know a little about where I live.

To quote Saul Bellow on this subject, " I am an American, Chicago born—Chicago, that somber city—and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style, and will make the record in my own way: first to knock, first admitted; sometimes an innocent knock, sometimes a not so innocent. But a man's character is his fate, says Heraclitus, and in the end there isn't any way to disguise the nature of the knocks by acoustical work on the door or gloving the knuckles." --- The Adventures of Augie March

What else? I am trained to ask questions, and mostly I'm interested too. I like to laugh, I like to soak up the sun after a brutal winter, I want to know what you love best about your community, and where I can get a good meal + drink so we can have a nice chat.

ps, I'm an avid cyclist and eater, if I haven't mentioned that already

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people while I travel, and to show them around when they're visiting chez moi.

Interests

bicycling
tasty foods
cocktails
theater
symphony
parks and open space
public art and performance art
walking and talking

• arts
• culture
• theater
• performing arts
• architecture
• dancing
• cooking
• cocktails
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• history
• sociology
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz/blues/classical/EDM

Minnie and Moskowitz/Hitchcock/Pennies from Heaven

I don't seem to read many books these days, but in general I like literature with a capital "L", some social theory, Georges Simenon, Jane Austen, some poetry.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bicycled 4,000 km through France after college.

Spend 5.5 years in a Sociology PhD program and then ended the suffering.

Made delicious quince jam from the wild quinces on Michigan State University's campus.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to dance the Charleston. I want to learn to make your local dish/cocktail. I want to share with you a good laugh

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach sushi making, making excellent cocktails, sewing skills, a good night out at the bar.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States