CURRENT MISSION

Trying to understand why people think differently than me

ABOUT ME

Tall, lanky, and awkward, I can stand out in a crowd and not make much noise at the same time. I'm just starting to realize how much I need to see in the world. Emphasis on the need. I spent a large part of my life playing ultimate (frisbee), but not I cycle and swim more. I'm a scientist by training, but I love thinking deeply and understanding other's perspectives on anything.

PHILOSOPHY

If there's anything I've learned in the second decade of my life, it's that I should really try to comprehend why people's opinions are different than mine. I said it earlier but it deserves repeating.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My house in Ithaca - hopefully someone can put it to good use.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Three nights in Dominica with JR. I've also hosted two sets of people on my couch back in Ithaca.

Interests

Heights! Listening to someone explain how they see things in a completely different way, and being rendered speechless.

• cycling
• swimming
• biology
• engineering
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Reggae, rock, hip-hop, SKA! I love beats. Favorite books- Perks of Being a Wallflower, Portnoy's Complaint, anything by David Sedaris, the list goes on.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gone gorge jumping in the one of the most beautiful spots in the States - Ithaca, NY.
Seen the boiling lake in Dominica, almost died on Morne Diablotin. Hiked Waimea on Kauai. I've road-tripped 18 hours from NY to Georgia in one shot, three times.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a student in biomedical engineering, but I hate the memorization that comes with learning biology so I've taken a lot of random science classes like chaos theory and astrophysics. One of the coolest things I learned about in astrophys was the evidence supporting the existence of dark matter in the universe - some strange form of matter which does not interact with light but contributes to the total mass of galaxies. Send me a line and I'll be happy to tell you what I know, which isn't that much (good chance you know more than me). One thing I hope to learn from other people, especially in these sorts of isolated places I want to visit, is how to look at the stars. I never get to see that many where I'm from, and it's an exciting prospect to be able to see thousands of stars out at night.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Dominica, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Papua New Guinea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United States