I have lived in California my whole life but am about to move to Montreal. I just recently became a doctor of geology/geochemistry. I like to ride my bike. I am an amateur at French, German, Spanish, piano, and guitar, but enjoy practicing all of those things very much. I'm probably a little bit introverted, but by no means unfriendly or antisocial!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people when I travel, and to host interesting people when I am not traveling.

A friend told me to try it.

Interests

• yoga
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• languages
• eating
• walking around
• bikepacking
• medidation

Music, Movies, and Books

Incomplete and in roughly chronological order from childhood to now:

Music: Beatles, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Santana, Weezer, Soundgarden, Radiohead, Nirvana, OutKast, Rufus Wainwright, Pixies, Bob Dylan, Kelis, Joni Mitchell, Chet Baker, Betty Carter, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down...

Movies: The Princess Bride, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Star Wars (4,5, & 6), Star Trek (4 & 8), Jurassic Park, Fast & Furious (all of them), Lord of the Rings, What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Paterson...

Books/Authors: Alice in Wonderland, A Wrinkle in Time, The Catcher in the Rye, The Little Prince, Siddhartha, Vonnegut, Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, Moby Dick, Snow Crash, Anathem, Thinking Fast & Slow, Attached, Full Catastrophe Living, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Ta-nehisi Coates, Dino Lernt Deutsch series, Sam Harris books/essays, James Baldwin, Artemis...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I just finished a PhD, the most amazing and difficult thing I've done so far in life.

I just biked 300 miles in five days fully loaded with camping gear and having not trained beforehand at all.

I did terrifying field work in a huge secret cave in the California wilderness. I did other field work in a gold mine a mile underground, also terrifying.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a thing or two about: Science and philosophy in general, geology and geochemistry in specific. Bikes in general, vintage and touring bikes in specific.

I'd love to learn more about: anything you care about.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Wine, beer, snacks...?

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Guam, Japan, Peru, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States