CURRENT MISSION

Get outta school

ABOUT ME

I joined Peace Corps after college and was initially posted to Guinea in West Africa. There were some pretty scary riots in '09 and I was evacuated and re-assigned to Uganda in East Africa. There I taught math at a secondary school for two years...it was tough it was fun it was awesome. Joining Peace Corps may perhaps be the best decision I've made thus far. Now I'm finishing up grad school in the Bay Area.

PHILOSOPHY

I follow my interests where they lead me and everything seems to come together.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couchsurfing to save money but quickly found the people I met to be the highlight of my travels.

Interests

I love to climb rocks. I like to read and think and discuss and joke. I'd like to write better. I am discovering photography. I like concerts and music of all kinds, NBA basketball and soccer. I like to cook and eat.

• arts
• concerts
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• basketball
• rock climbing
• soccer
• teaching
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: City of God, Anchorman, and a bunch of others
Music: Shlomo, The Beatles, Panda Bear
Books: David Foster Wallace.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hmm...The first thing that jumps to mind was an overland trip in Dec 2011 from Cape Town back to Kampala. I went quad biking in the Namib Desert with my friend Brennan. The next day we rented a car with some other Peace Corps friends and drove out deeeeeeeeeeeep into the desert where we watched the sunrise from the massive Dune 45. The whole trip was incredible and that was certainly one of the highlights.

In Uganda I lived and worked for two years in a small village in the north. I became good friends with the community generally and specifically my fellow teachers. I was joking with them that one day I was going to tackle one of the corrupt politicians (there are lots of them in Uganda!) when they came campaigning for votes. Mr. Okema (the fine art teacher and a great friend) thought this was really funny and drew a creative composition from his imagination. He gave it to me as a farewell gift when I left the village in tears and it very well may be my favorite travel keepsake. He's INCREDIBLY talented and his drawings remind me of the people experience that was my Peace Corps service.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to climb rocks both tall and short ones.

I can share awesome hamburgers and omelets.

Teach me any veggie cooking and I'm stoked!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation with a glass of wine or a cup coffee.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Guinea, Hungary, India, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Namibia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Uganda, United States