My name is John Graves and I am a sophomore at Brown University studying Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. I am an avid baseball fan and love playing basically any type of game, from Spikeball to Settlers of Catan.

At Brown, I lead an outreach route for HOPE (homeless advocacy), play on the frisbee team, lead trips for the Brown Outdoor Club, write for the College Hill Independent and research on income inequality.

Peder Schafer is

Kshitij Sachan is

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

During the summer of 2020, two friends and I received a grant to do drive across the country to do data journalism and on the ground reporting about the decline of local news and its effects on specific communities. Specifically, we are interested in how the decline of local newspapers has changed how people get their news, engage with their communities, and make political decisions. We are interested in visiting places where the newspapers are having a variety of success and talking to people in the community about their interaction with the news.

Since we are on a low budget, and part of this project involves driving around the country we are excited about couch surfing as a way to both find a place to stay, as well as meet people in the communities we will be visiting. We can be very flexible guests and will have sleeping bags to sleep on the floor if necessary. We'd love to talk to hosts about their communities, but also will be sure to not intrude too much. We look forward to meeting you!

音乐、电影和书籍

John:
Music: Upbeat/Lyrical pop, a lot of 80's music (Queen, Beatles, etc)
Some Favorite movies: Probably Shawshank Redemption, Good Will Hunting, All The Presidents Men, Gifted, Sound of Music
Some Favorite Books: Harry Potter for sure, A Man Called Ove, Secret History, Just Mercy, many others

Peder:

Kshitij:

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

John: Made my own family made movie series about a boy named Craigy Crinkles (that's the best I could think of)

Peder:

Kshitij:

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

We would love to share about our project this summer with our host, including stories, findings, future ideas. We would also love to interview the host if they were interested, and include them in some of our work, including podcast series, and community profiles.

我游览过的国家

Canada, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Sweden

我居住过的国家

United States