CURRENT MISSION

Learning and living. I may soon be CouchSurfing around Pittsburgh to get to better know its 90 neighborhoods and the people who live there.

ABOUT ME

I would likely be described as empathetic, though blunt; eccentric, though practical; competitive, though easy-going.

My curiosity is insatiable and my interests are varied (see "Interests" section), including urban homesteading, martial arts, urban exploration, nighttime hiking, and just generally learning more about the people and things around me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can host (if my roommates consent on a case-by-case basis), and I intend to surf when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have stayed in spare rooms and on couches in Pennsylvania and Ohio, making long-term and lifelong friends in the process.

Interests

I am currently taking an EMT-B course. Prior to that, I was taking bicycle mechanic classes and volunteering time at Free Ride Pittsburgh (FreeRidePGH.org), but my EMT-B classes overlap with Free Ride's schedule. I take engineering classes at the University of Pittsburgh off and on (currently off), and I spent several months working at a sports bar.

I study judo and urban homesteading, and would like to dabble more thoroughly in parkour and urban exploration. I'm pretty active--I'm getting back into tae kwon do next week, I fight with Dagorhir Battle Games (I've tried a few LARPs, as well, and am looking into the Society for Creative Anachronism), and I run/bike/skate just about everywhere. I enjoy reading, music (I should learn to perform, but for now, I listen), nighttime adventures, and a whole host of other things.

• arts
• performing arts
• running
• reading
• homesteading
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• martial arts
• engineering
• volunteering
• urban exploration

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I stood there as the black bear backed its head out of the refrigerator, sheepishly looked me in the eyes, and trotted off into the woods with a 12-pack of Mountain Dew clamped in its jaws.