Hello! I'm an American Student studying Germanic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Chicago. I am very passionate about language (particularly German), the history of science, and beer. Aside from my academic interests, I enjoy looking at birds, trains, old buildings, and fire escapes. I believe that you can find something interesting in everything, if you just look at it from the right perspective or with the right lens.

I'm clean, can be quiet if I need to be, and am more of a 'wine on the balcony' than a 'shots in the city' sort of guy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A friend of mine once said, "There are just too many damned pictures of the Eiffel Tower out there." This basically sums up my travel philosophy, which I think most people here seem to share: Local, small, personal. The most striking thing I remember from my time in Rome was not the ruins, but the people that I met and the stories that I heard.

Interests

• swing dancing
• backpacking
• history
• languages
• language exchange
• linguistics
• german
• hammocks
• blues dancing
• germanic studies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Arguably the best vacation I've ever planned was just an hour outside of Chicago, where I live. Some friends and I rented an old, historic house in a little town on route 66 with a population of 1000. We had so much fun just exploring this house and meeting the people in town.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very passionate about languages, particularly dialects and their public reception. I would love to speak to anybody who has strong opinions about languages, particularly their own, and am always ready to share a linguists perspective on the matter.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Monaco

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, United States