I spent a year in South America and lived briefly in Brazil. Otherwise I've lived in Northeast Ohio, North Carolina, and now Colorado.

I enjoy craft beer, mountain biking, camping, hiking, reading, and writing. I work in the pharmaceutical industry.

Falo português. A minha mulher é brasileira. Ella habla español tambien. Mas eu só falo ingles e português.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I owe the universe a lot. Strangers have done so much to help me in my travels. I've seen real kindness and it's part of what keeps me from focusing on the ugly aspects of existence. Now that I've hit a phase of my life that I've become more career-focused and settled I feel obligated to give back to others in the same way.

Interests

I tend to get unusually fixated on topics for short periods of time, so my interests will inevitably change.

• culture
• coffee
• hiking
• neuroscience
• philosophy
• psychology
• english
• craft beer
• biotechnology
• portuguese

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: psychology, philosophy, economics, history. Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche lately.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My wife (then girlfriend) and I quit our jobs and spent a year backpacking across South America.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Unusual stories about travel, life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States