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Overview

  • 31 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Student in Sustainable Development, Software Consultant
  • B.S. in Philosophy from Massachussets Institute of Techno...
  • From Redwood Valley, California, CA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To become a better citizen of the world.

ABOUT ME

I'm a student of life, always interested in meeting new people and having unique experiences. I love travel-- alone, in groups, where I live, and where I've never heard of. After 8 years in Cambridge, MA, and a couple years on the road (Brazil, Europle, and Washington, DC), I've come to NYC to study sustainable development!

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is too big, and too swiftly changing, to fit in this margin. I strive to better understand myself and the world, to commune with the gods and the sciences that affect our lives, and to explore new diversity in and better appreciation for everything I encounter.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

After a great couchsurfing experience, I want to give the same courtesy to my guests and continue to experience new cultures through their couches! I have hosted several people and participated in couchsurfing communities.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started hosting a couple of a friend's couchsurfers, before I'd even signed up on the site. In Argentina and Brazil, I stayed on the couches of very nice people, and I hope to do more of it!

Interests

People, philosophy, music, love, psychology, experimentation, personal art, programming, and much more.

  • arts
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • music
  • engineering
  • mathematics
  • psychology
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Waking Life, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Pink Floyd, Manhattan, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robbers on High Street, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Art of Possiblity

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy teaching many academic subjects (in math, engineering, science, philosophy), and a random assortment of skills (chainmail, some dance, cooking).

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Czech Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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