I'm a doctoral student that researches politics, natural resource management and environmental NGOs. I live in Florida most of the year!

Don't have much time for hobbies these days, but I'm slowly working on oil painting Bob Ross style and learning to salsa.

Back home visiting the folks for the holidays near DC, and am interested in maybe meeting some new people before I head back down south.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Haven't yet! :-/

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new at this!

Interests

• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• environment
• cooking
• baking
• running
• politics
• traveling
• guitar
• skiing
• business
• teaching
• history
• languages
• law
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bjork, Ali Toure, Jay-z, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, drake, chance, childish Gambino, DyE, the radio Dept, waxahatchee, lil Wayne, j Cole, jack Johnson, yeah yeah yeah, etc

Books: Glaciers by Alexis Smith, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gabriel Marquez, Ayi Armah, Helon Habila, Chimimanda Adichie, Lawrence Durrell, Kurt Vonnegut, Gregory Maguire, John Fante.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was in a snowball fight with the guards in front of the Winter Palace in Pushkin, Russia.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bermuda, Japan, Russian Federation, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States