CURRENT MISSION

Exchange stories around the world.

ABOUT ME

I'm from LA, California. I've lived in Africa and France.

PHILOSOPHY

Make friends.

Interests

Learning new languages, sharing stories over coffee (of nearly any quality), Libraries, museums, the spectacular and the banal, the sacred and the profane.

• writing
• capoeira
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• sports
• basketball
• american football
• soccer
• biology
• chemistry
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond; "Oblivion" by David Foster Wallace; "The Zanzibar Chest" by Aidan Hartley; "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller.

Music: Jazz, Classical, Funk, World

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Peace Corps West Africa (Guinea, Mali, and Liberia) after finishing university.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach:
Languages: Pulaar (a West African language); French; English.
Science: biology; chemistry.
Sports: American Football; basketball; Soccer (football); Judo; Capoeira.
Writing: Creative writing; Scientific writing; American cover letters.
Misc: Eurythmy; Where to get cheap, delicious food in Los Angeles; How to do Carnival in Dunkerque, France.

Want to learn:
Languages; Cooking; Local histories; Practical and obscure skills.