CURRENT MISSION

to revolutionize urban transportation

ABOUT ME

I'm American but lived and traveled quite a bit. currently living in Copenhagen for the past few years. I am right now working as a PhD student researching why in the heck Danish people ride bikes so much. Actually, oddly enough, I'm studying why they don't ride them enough.

PHILOSOPHY

there are too many complex problems to solve in the world. pick the biggest, nastiest ones you are inspired to work on and dedicate yourself to solving them in whatever capacity you have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

would like to become a strong participant on this site to help give back the many many times i have been put up in my travels. Finally got our own place so we can really host people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

stayed on the floor of a tibetan reincarnate lama during a 3 day harvest festival. slept on the floor with a piece of wood for a pillow and yak skin for a blanket. he was a bit of a punk little 8 year old brat. didn't seem so holy yet...

Interests

linguistic ecscapades and urban adventures

• festivals
• cooking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Right now reading "The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing". A good read for the couchsurf network.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

witnessed the collapse of the ecuadorian currency, smuggled myself into tibet, dodged terrorist threats in kurdistan, hitched through europe on USD$10 a day (in the 90's), built stoves out of mud for people in nicaragua, and wrestled tigers in the indian jungle. well, no, not that last one.

Teach, Learn, Share

cooking and obscure nordic languages

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Ecuador, Georgia, India, Laos, Nicaragua, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Denmark, Sweden, United States

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