CURRENT MISSION

Research German history, expand an international activist network, meet cool people

ABOUT ME

I'm pretty easy going, I like to meet new people and learn from them. I'm a PhD student and socialist activist in New York City since 2011, and I make periodic trips to Berlin for research and fun. I love talking politics over beers, or learning about local histories in the cities I visit.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like the idea of offering and utilizing a large accommodation network outside of the commercial space. I view these kinds of opportunities as essential building blocks toward a cooperative fraternal human bond within society as a whole.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've traveled around Germany a bit in 2009-2010, and I hosted once in Munich when I lived there. I had a great experience every time!

Interests

Philosophy, Debate, Politics, history, anything interesting and new

• beer
• fitness
• working out
• politics
• camping
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Matrix Trilogy (I can watch these endlessly), Pan's Labyrinth, V for Vendetta

Music: Industrial, Dance

Books: Homage to Catalonia, anything by China Mieville, Autobiography of Malcolm X

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited Dachau concentration camp several times, what a sobering experience

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to talk about the political situation in the United States, the state of academic labor unions, or European politics. On that last one I have much more to learn than, so I am always up for any insight there. Otherwise hm, I can offer some Bavarian beer knowledge (probably useless to Germans), lots of fitness information and tips, just ask!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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