I completed two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps in November, 2015. These were beautiful, busy, hot years. I worked in agriculture and forestry, and really loved the experience. As any traveller knows, returning from an extended amount of time abroad can be a challenging experience. I have ended up in Oakland, California, a diverse and fascinating city, which just keeps getting better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We hosted a few surfers in when I was in College in Santa Cruz. All awesome people. I enjoyed couch surfing a few different times around Europe while I studied abroad. This is an amazing thing.

Interests

I love learning about History, Nature, Philosophy, Agroecology, and am trying to get into computer programming.
I love being active with stuff like running, mountain biking, hiking and I've been getting into tennis recently. When I'm not doing any of these other things I am probably traveling, reading...

• running
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• surfing
• agriculture
• forestry
• history
• programming

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: I don't watch many, but I love films with a message... Baader-Meinhoff Complex... Slacker... Trainspotting... Mallrats... Life and Debt... Easy Rider... American Psycho...
Livres: I read too many to list... I love Herman Hesse, John Steinbeck, Jonathan Franzen, William Boyd, and sooo much more. Talk to me about literature!
Music: Like books, its impossible to sum up...I love Radiohead... Air...Otis Redding
Otherwise: My favorite intellectual is Sam Harris.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kodiak Island Alaska might trump it all. Until I biked across Guinea-Bissau and Guinea.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy people who carry the spirit of adventure and are open minded, thoughtful and reflective. In recent years I have mostly grown away from the loud, boisterous nature of my college years. I appreciate thoughtful, kind people who get their high from things like exercise and learning.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Italy, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Senegal, United States