CURRENT MISSION

Thinkin' and a wonderin'...walking down the road.

ABOUT ME

PhD student in German Studies at the University of California, Irvine.

PHILOSOPHY

It's in the unfolding, through the thinking, about the connection, and fueled by the courage.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a couple of times in the US and Europe. Had a great time! This was, however, many moons ago.

Interests

Writing, Reading, Hiking, Camping, Soccer, Baseball, Traveling (naturally), BBQ, Food I've never tasted before, Foreign Language, Swimming, Construction, Guitar.

• writing
• dining
• bbq
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• camping
• baseball
• soccer
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Mel Brooks, Cohen Bros., PT Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, and Charlie Kaufman to name but a few. I watch and enjoy about anything. The sarcasm level varies.

Music: Built to Spill, Destroyer, Led Zeppelin, Blind Melon, Farin Urlaub, Foo Fighters, Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk, Johnny Cash, Hank (Sr. & Jr.), Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, The Mars Volta, Stephen Malkmus, Black Keys, Neutral Milk Hotel, Modest Mouse, Spoon, and tons of Alternative bands from the 90's. I was in Middle/High School...you know how it goes.

Books: Joseph Heller, Paul Auster, Jean Baudrillard, Martin Walser, Max Frisch, Aldous Huxley, Hannah Arendt, Philip Roth, Friedrich Nietzsche, J.M. Coetzee, Thomas Bernhard, Kurt Vonnegut, Albert Camus, Walter Benjamin, C.G. Jung...the list could go on for a while.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Clouds forming and bursting apart as the sun rises over Costa Rican valleys...among many, many others.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've got a few language skills in the bag which I'm more than willing to share. But I think we learn most from each others' stories. I'm more than willing to share those too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Italy, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Germany, United States

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