Originally from US, then Canada, now Israel.
Love traveling, meeting people, hearing and sharing stories.

Fun fact: I live on a fully socialist urban kibbutz!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

New to CS - I want to meet people and experience new places and cultures hands on, not just as a tourist.

I grew up in the States, in a US-centric bubble. After moving to Israel in 2011, I realized that what's interesting about new places is the differences people hold in their lived experiences, in the perspective on the world. That's what I seek to encounter when traveling.

"The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust

Interests

• politics
• history
• social justice
• europe
• austria
• judaism

Music, Movies, and Books

Shawshank Redemption
"The World of Yesterday" by Stefan Zweig
Catcher in the Rye
LotR
Amelie
City of God

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Graduated from Stanford with distinction - and then got my truck driving license :)

I can navigate around Vienna without a phone - but I've only spent 4 days there in my life

Teach, Learn, Share

I am more than happy to teach about the incredibly complicated politics of Israel.

I know more about Vienna and the Austro-Hungarian Empire than is healthy for someone who's never lived there.

I know a ton about the history of the Holocaust as well.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Interesting stories from the Middle East, historic knowledge described above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, French Polynesia, Germany, Hungary, Jordan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Israel, United States