HI!

I'd often rather be meet people when I travel than be totally on my own.

Professionally, I write software for Hubble astronomers — we're getting ready now for launching the successor telescope, which is going to be cool in many was. My background is in cognitive science, studying how infants (and their brains) develop the ability to keep track of where things are in space.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been meaning to for a while, and I'll admit that the impetus is a trip I'm making, but I'm trying to use that to get into both sides of couchsurfing.

Interests

I love music and science, food and cooking (I'm vegetarian), conversation!...
Chili peppers.
Learning about what people are really into.
I'm pretty seriously into being a dad and enjoying that.
Running (barefoot!) and yoga,.
I meditate regularly, too.

• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• marathon
• running
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• track and field
• mathematics
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Radiohead, monk, miles, hoagy, gainesburg, waits, 80s rock, ддт, g.welch, yo la tengo, afropop, other jazz, klezmer... bach, shostakovich...

Corelli's mandolin, lolita, american pastoral, ishmael...

I don't convince myself to sit still for 2 hours very often, but I usually enjoy it when I do... Before sunrise/sunset, Angels in America, Lawrence of Arabia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran a half marathon barefoot, and came in with a pretty solid time!

I also just made a soup I'm really proud of!

Teach, Learn, Share

Math, science, computers, music, reading to kids, cooking, jogging, yoga, meditation, conversation, a nice walk.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Said it above I think. Glad to help out some, too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain