I come from a small town called Makanda, Illinois as the son of a commercial fisherman and a registered-nurse-turned-business-owner-slash-hotel-manager. My parents made sure to take me to as many places as possible, even on a budget! I went to school for linguistics and I love studying/learning languages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking for cool people to meet, and when I get done with my trip I hope to return the favor. Solo traveling is quite boring without cool people to talk to!

Interests

• writing
• hiking
• science
• linguistics
• flute
• machine learning
• math
• overwatch
• romantic literature

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Moby Dick, Frankenstein, Dune
Music: Soundtracks! Portal 2, Skyrim, Taxi Driver, to name a few
Kraftwerk
Movies: Wall-E, Kung Fu Panda, Ex Machina

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got Top 500 in Overwatch

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't know what this section is supposed to mean but I'll give it my best shot.
I can teach you about computers. I love learning about languages and science, and I love hearing other people share their backgrounds and life experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give one of three things:
1) IT/Computer help (for just about anything, really!)
2) A good conversation
3) Printer ink

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Slovakia, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States