CURRENT MISSION

To connect with people of the world, to teach and to learn, and to leave a positive impression on people and the world.

ABOUT ME

I was born and raised in Metro Detroit, I went to school in the suburbs, and when i graduated from high school I decided to move back into the city for a year before going to school at Michigan State University in East Lansing. I'm currently studying Civil Engineering at MSU.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is sufficiently long if you know how to use it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've had an awesome time couch surfing and spending time with the amazing people I've met. My first couch surfing experience was in Connecticut, where I was treated to hospitality and conversation that no 5 star hotel could ever replicate.

Interests

Cities, Urban Planning/Transportation, Architecture, Indie Alt-Folk Music (according to Pandora), Guitar/Piano, Miyazaki Movies, Cats, Kayaking, Spontaneity, Exploring New Places, Making Things.

• cats
• architecture
• festivals
• walking
• movies
• music
• folk music
• jazz
• guitar
• piano
• kayaking
• surfing
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, How's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, 500 Days of Summer, Donnie Darko, Shawshank Redemption, 5 Centimeters Per Second.

Music: Local Natives, Paper Kites, Damien Rice, Jack's Mannequin, Broods, Bon Iver, Cold War Kids, Bright Eyes

Books: The Art of Looking Sideways, Never Let Me Go, Slaughterhouse Five, Cat's Cradle, The Bell Jar, A Long Way Down, Juliet, Naked, Catcher in the Rye, The Handmaids Tail, Kirinyaga

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Chicago from 62 stories up on a hot summer night was a sight, but coming down the elevator to street level and walking through a Jazz Festival while next to an old friend from Michigan, a local from chicago, a friend from Russia and a friend from Switzerland who spoke English as a THIRD language was an amazing experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States