I'm a digital reporter with Public Radio International (PRI), covering refugee issues and language. I'm also an avid if mediocre soccer player.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to be able to travel so I can cover places and the issues they are facing with a personal, human touch that isn't possible when you are just working over the phone. I think you can always get to know a place better if you stay with locals. I'm a conversationalist. I generally enjoy meeting people of all stripes, and learning what makes them tic and how they see the world and their place in it.

Interests

Literature, journalism, media, writing, politics, biking, Latin America, meditation, soccer

• writing
• literature
• dancing
• meditation
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• soccer
• communications
• journalism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I dropped out of my first college in my first semester and went to Quito, Ecuador to take Spanish classes. A few weeks later, I missed my flight back, and got a job as a bartender in a dance bar that was in a touristy part of town the locals called “Gringolandia.” I got paid $10 a night, which one could live on there. Eventually, I came back and graduated.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States