ABOUT ME

Drew, 24, idealist and engineering student. I'm friendly, occasionally overly-polite (working on it), and generally accommodating and open to fascinating people that I share existence with! Technologist and outdoorsman, writer, mathematician, and amateur cartographer.

PHILOSOPHY

People are generally inherently good.
Worry is the most useless human emotion.
Be good to people. It's always worth it somehow.
Learn and grow. Learn and grow. Learn and grow.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Despite never actually hosting myself, I've served as an ad-hoc host for a local co-op with a high traffic of surfers over the years. I've met countless new people this way, showed them various aspects and sights of the city, and exchanged some wonderful experiences. In this way, I feel as though I've been a part of this community since 2009.

I also co-operated a house venue and hosted bands from across the world!

Now I'm making it official!

Interests

Conversing, listening, experiencing, brain-teasers, puzzles, science, tinkering with electronics, reverse-engineering, writing, reading, movies, worthwhile TV series, exploring, hiking, wandering through the woods, amateur cartography, stargazing, rooftops, etc...

• writing
• literature
• electronics
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• tv
• puzzles
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• cartography
• engineering
• mathematics
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

The big ones (Too many to list otherwise)

Milan Kundera
Kevin Brockmeier
Amy Hempel
George R. R. Martin

Radiohead
The Weakerthans
Astronautalis
Avi Buffalo
Why?
Cloud Cult

Mr. Nobody
Arizona Dream
Life in a Day
Amélie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking 11 miles up the face of a Hawaiian mountain, stopping to gorge on strawberry guava trees half-way through.

Sleeping on an air-mattress atop a Chicago roof, just because it was cooler than the apartment downstairs.

Pretty much every camping trip ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

Computer maintenance and repair
Java/C Programming
Soldering and Wiring
Camping and Outdoor Living
English Grammar and Literature
Gardening
Mycology
High-level Mathematics
Physics

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States