After years of schooling followed by years of teaching, I've set out to see a bit more of the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'll be in Southeast Asia for March, April, May. I'm writing this profile in Surat Thani in southern Thailand. Looking to meet people like you, hear about your life, cook together, and see your city through your eyes.

Interests

Cooking from a strange market in a new kitchen.

Dancing to music while imagining a trumpet riff to play over the top.

Looking for architectural tricks made by nature and the natural decay of architecture.

Pretty much any science, but especially the microbes crawling on your skin right now.

• writing
• singing
• architecture
• dancing
• cooking
• socializing
• music
• trumpet
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Miles Davis, Francis and the Lights, J Cole, Taylor Swift (won't lie), Sylvan Esso, Dylan, Bon Iver

Stalker, Days of Heaven, City of God, Eat Drink Man Woman

Lives of a Cell, The Goldfinch, Anything Asimov when I was younger, Half of a Yellow Sun

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught a group of six-year-olds about knots by making them into a big loop holding hands, weaving them through each other to tie a knot, then letting them figure out how to untie themselves.

Teach, Learn, Share

There's a better way to tie your shoes. You'll never go back.

I'm into musical instruments too, the weirder the better. Singing bowls and mouth harps and two-stringed gourds but especially brass. If you have a horn I will invariably ask to play it. Let's make some music!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Poland

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, United States