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Overview

  • 50 references 37 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, English; learning Chinese, German, Japanese
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Senior Data Scientist / Standup Comedian
  • Ph.D.
  • From Austin, TX, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Help people love San Francisco

ABOUT ME

I studied theoretical physics for 12 years. I like beer. I like guitar. I lived in Germany for a year. In London for 8 months. I love Japan and Taiwan. I write software. I do standup comedy.

PHILOSOPHY

Be nice. Work hard.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to host people who come through San Francisco so that I can explore the city with them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I backpacked through Europe crashing on friends' couches along the way. I want to share that experience with others.

Interests

Comedy.
Science.
Beer.
Good Cocktails.
Food.

  • fish
  • dining
  • beer
  • cocktails
  • juggling
  • guitar
  • fishing
  • physics
  • science
  • software

Music, Movies, and Books

Wes Anderson films (he's also from Austin, my hometown). Non-fiction / biographies / historical books. Math and physics books. Anything I can play on guitar.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw a man get hit with a live fish in Chinatown. That was pretty interesting.

I have lectured to a full house of physicists about my relativity research.

I have performed standup comedy in front of more than 300 people.

Teach, Learn, Share

Physics. Computers. San Francisco. Food. Beer. Juggling. Comedy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Hungary, Japan, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom

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