CURRENT MISSION

To see the world and meet awesome people.

ABOUT ME

I'm a lit student/writer whose had the fortunate but also alienating experience of dwelling in various suburbs outside of Manhattan my whole life (first in New Jersey at home, then in New York at college). I have an unrequited love for New York City. I write non-fiction and fiction. Travel is the only thing I ever really want to save money for or spend significant amount of money on.

I'm looking forward to hosting in a few months when I graduate college and begin working as a teacher for Teach for America. I'm easy going. I love trying new food and booze. I find sleeping on a floor strangely enjoyable.

PHILOSOPHY

Actually filling this out would probably make me sound like more of a stuffwhitepeoplelike.com cliche than I already do here.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've housed a bunch of acquaintances over the years, in dorm rooms in NY and in London. I've surfed a bit in Europe. As I leave college, I'd like to amp up my participation.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A couple places in Europe.

Interests

Writing, games (both active--frisbee, American football, and inactive--scrabble, Risk), street wandering.

• writing
• dining
• traveling
• billiards
• american football
• soccer
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Meneguar, Crystal Castles, Girl Talk. Books: The Sun Also Rises, House of Leaves, The Great Gatsby, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I knocked Hall of Fame Defensive End Bruce Smith out of a game of H-O-R-S-E in a pool in Puerto Rico at age 12.

Teach, Learn, Share

The m-dash is often overused in place of comma phrases for its aesthetic value, but when held back and reserved for a special moment, it can really punctuate prose.

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