CURRENT MISSION

Take my wonderful experiences from the past 5 years and tie them together in the best way possible: traveling

ABOUT ME

I study math, science and engineering and also try to teach it.

I am proficient in navigating subways, picking out music, making cheap food, helping friends make decisions.

Bad at:
Navigating buses, finishing books I start, organizing, and making my own decisions.

I am a lover of knowledge of any form. Books, movies, people, situations, yoga, etc. The most important thing I think one can do is to understand other people.

A bit of basic information about myself:
I am a 30 year old American male, born in the Northeast US, raised in the suburbs of Texas, interested in computers, physics, music, psychology, and learning new and interesting things.
I once considered myself to be a high energy introvert, but continue to become more and more extroverted as time goes on. There's not much that a person could do that would really bother me, as far as living situations go . I have been told that I am picky about food (don't typically eat fast food). This does mean that I like cooking fresh food--the more people I cook for, the better!

I love tea, coffee, wine and beer, but especially tea. I am always trying to drink new and better liquids.

I like books, good food, good conversation, when things get a bit out of control, bike rides, exploring alone, and all of those typical things. I am often neutral about drinking, smoking, dancing, but can be tempted.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is a tragedy for those who feel but a comedy for those who think."
-Horace Walpole

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Love to host or help whenever I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Limited as of yet-- but all positive.

Interests

Music

Food

Natural Language Processing (computer stuff)

Teaching

• writing
• books
• dining
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• yoga
• drinking
• news
• movies
• coding
• music
• cycling
• engineering
• mathematics
• physics
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Inside Out, Pulp Fiction, Eternal Sunshine of ..., Star Wars, LOTR, Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver, Inception, for a few

Music: Andrew Bird, Sufjan Stevens, Alvvays, Tame Impala, Spoon, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Radiohead, Circa Survive, Band of Horses, The Shins, Tool, Bon Iver, Beatles, Chili Peppers, Jeff Buckley, Flaming Lips, Devandra Banhart, Atmosphere, Brian Eno, Charles Mingus, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I let myself be homeless for a night in Switzerland.
Also, the homeless in Austin have taught me a great deal.
Finally, my baby sister impresses me greatly.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know things about how computers work. Also lasers (kind of).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, an obsession with all sorts of music, and, if you're interested, a perspective on conservative Americans (I grew up amongst them; typically don't agree with them).

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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