I live in Boston with my wife and infant daughter (the boy in my profile pic is my nephew). I came out here to study Speech-Language Pathology at the MGH Institute. My wife and I both love to travel and experience new cultures, languages, and food.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love traveling and one of my friends just told me about couchsurfing and I decided to try it out. I have a convention in Philly this time around, but I hope to keep using it and meet a lot of new people from around the world as I travel.

Interests

• cooking
• baking
• hiking
• camping
• religion
• language exchange
• reading books
• creative writing
• cognition
• raquettball
• speech-language pathology

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, Action, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy. I'm actually a really eclectic reader and I'm always on the lookout for new books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in the Amazon for two months doing language documentation on a jungle dialect of Quechua.

Teach, Learn, Share

Language Practice
Cooking
Sourdough Starter (if you let me know ahead of time)
Speech and/or Cognitive therapy

What I Can Share with Hosts

My life experiences, a turn at cooking, and lots and lots of great book recommendations.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Russian Federation, United States