CURRENT MISSION

See as many places and meet as many people as possible. Have fulfilling interactions.

ABOUT ME

I believe hearing other people's stories adds to the richness of my life. Sometimes when I go out with my friends, I wander off in search of new people to meet. This annoys them.

I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Lived for a while in San Diego, California. Now I'm France doing a post-doc.

I love dogs. If you're a dog and have a place I can stay let me know.

PHILOSOPHY

This is probably pretty cliche, but I think it can be summed up by the following quote from Henry David Thoreau:

"I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hostels are fun, but I'd like to connect with locals to get a more authentic experience.

Interests

Surfing, skiing, hiking, weather, watching sports, fishing, culture, music, politics and economics, movies, meeting new people, drinking, karaoke.

• dogs
• culture
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• karaoke
• fishing
• hiking
• sports
• boxing
• chemistry
• economics
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Take Shelter, The Moon, anything Sci-Fi, How to Train Your Dragon, Life of Pi, Mad Max. I really enjoy watching movies. They can be about anything, as long as they're well made.

Music: Coldplay, Mutemath, Archive, M83, Keane, movie scores.

Books: Life of Pi, anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Catch 22, Kite Runner.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I love to storm chase. That's a pretty exhilarating experience.

I also just got back from a 5-month solo backpacking trip across South America.

That's actually two things. I'm sorry if I've upset you.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not entirely sure what this box wants from me. Through teaching, I have the opportunity to share my excitement for science and weather with others while teaching. Is that good?

I don't know. I guess I need to learn what this box is about.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Mildly interesting stories, sub-par jokes, pictures of my dog.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States