CURRENT MISSION

I enjoy teaching physics at an urban school. My current mission is to use my teaching talents to make a positive impact on the lives of my students. I'm getting them to believe that they can learn anything that they want to with effective effort and that the way the universe works is wondrous and sometimes mysterious but not ultimately unfathomable.

ABOUT ME

I'm a married, middle-aged physics teacher post-Vertex molecular biologist. My wife and I are newly empty nested and are making that life changing adjustment. We're both enjoying good health and it's great to have some smooth sailing after some fairly rough seas knock on wood twice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Firstly, I like the idea of hosting. I can make the analogy to teaching pretty easily: Everyone learns (couchsurfs) slightly differently and a great teacher (couchsurfing host) differentiates the learning (couchsurfing) experience accordingly.

Secondly, now that Pablo is at Stanford (yes, I tell everyone. Wouldn't you?) we have the time and extra room to host and travel and get to know you better.

Interests

Teaching, growing rhododendrons, volunteering, listening to audiobooks while driving, cooking, finding the perfect IPA

• cooking
• traveling
• sailing
• biology
• teaching
• physics
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Went to the Met for the first time 12/14. Loved it. Varied musical tastes. I really don't understand why Nickleback is so...

Movies: Bergman, Allen, Kubrick, Kurosawa, Kieslowski, Coen Brothers, B-movies. Japanese horror, costume dramas. Love movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bicycled from Seattle to San Diego

Teach, Learn, Share

Sierra Nevada Torpedo. Not a fan of double IPAs with higher alcohol content.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Nice room with private bath in our colonial home. Dinner and a movie if desired.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States