CURRENT MISSION

Hoping my linear algebra homework will go away if I keep ignoring it.

ABOUT ME

I like books and films with existential themes and absurdist humor.

I spent six years in the Navy, working in electronics and nuclear energy. Now I'm in school for environmental engineering in Philadelphia.

Within the bounds of my skill set, I want to make the biggest possible tangible difference in the world. Right now it's between sustainable development and vigilantism.

PHILOSOPHY

If you aren't cooking with garlic, you aren't actually cooking. Also, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Unless you're a masochist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to meet new people and try new things. I can host one or two people at a time in my apartment, and I'm eager to keep some couches warm in new places.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've only surfed once through this site, but I've hosted, and been hosted by, innumerable friends and acquaintances in the past.

Interests

Concretely:
Running, reading, writing, live music, cooking, brewing, hiking, camping, outdoorsy things in general.

Abstractly:
Economics, history, ecology, sustainable development, international politics, philosophy, design, math and science.

• writing
• books
• design
• cooking
• running
• electronics
• politics
• movies
• reading
• juggling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• camping
• ecology
• economics
• engineering
• history
• mathematics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Big Lebowski

Music: Rolling Stones, Pixies, Talking Heads

Books: Vonnegut, Dostoevsky, and Catch-22

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have both skydived and taken nuclear reactors supercritical multiple times. Never simultaneously, though.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a sponge for information. All of it. Also, I know how to juggle... poorly.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Belize, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States