I recently moved to Chicago from Boston. I live in the Lincoln Park - DePaul University area. I moved to attend graduate school full time in chemistry. I have hosted several Couchsurfers when I lived in Boston, and I really enjoyed meeting each one.

I am an easy-going person, who enjoys good conversation about any topic. I am a science / sci-fi nerd. I love keeping up with the latest developments in science and technology and love sci-fi movies and books.

I’m about sports - both playing and watching. I compete in league play for multiple sports on the weekends. I also stay active as an avid urban cyclist. I like to bike in city for my daily commute or for errands. I am a novice aiming to get more into the outdoors in particularly hiking, camping, and kayaking.

My television watching is pretty much limited to indie movies. Mostly I love meeting friends out with for dinner and casual drink - craft beer or glass of wine, and good conversation. I support local shops and farms, recycling, and goodwill.

My future goals are to read more, learn a couple languages, travel home and abroad, experience more outdoor activities/sports and volunteer more.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am looking to travel more, and want the experiences to entail meeting interesting people.

Interests

Sports (football, basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, lacrosse somewhat), urban cycling, outdoors (hiking, camping, kayaking), modern art, architecture, car design, chess, ping pong, foosball, reading every opportunity, documentaries, and anything science or technology or sci-fi - movies, books, NASA, astronomy, dining out with friends

• arts
• books
• architecture
• design
• modern art
• documentaries
• dining
• wine
• beer
• drinking
• technology
• movies
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• sports
• baseball
• basketball
• soccer
• tennis
• table tennis
• lacrosse
• astronomy
• languages
• science
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - enjoy most genres; not into vulgar music.
Movies - most sci-fi/dystopian, indie films and festivals, shorts, romance-comedy, comedy, action.
Books - fiction and non-fiction; too many to list, but most recent favorites: Eleanor and Park, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Wool, Hunger Games, Divergent, The Giver, Maze Runner, Outliers, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mentor in the Big Brother Little Brother Program

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States