ABOUT ME

I grew up outside Washington DC and moved to Boston two years ago because I think its important to not stay in the same place your whole life. I will be a graduate student studying infectious disease epidemiology this fall.

My roommate is from Barcelona studying electrical engineering.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have yet to have any experiences from this site, be my first! I have many years practice of hosting various friends touring in bands and more recently international friends of friends.

Interests

Rock climbing, health care delivery systems, green architecture

• architecture
• rock climbing
• swimming
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

books: And The Band Played On, Mountains beyond Mountains, The Color of Water,The Glass Castle, Before Night Falls, Angela's Ashes, Anna Karenina, Of Mice and Men, The Fountainhead, Life of Pi

movies: Shawshank Redemption, Super Troopers, Cry Baby, Whale Rider, City of God, Life is Beautiful, Cinema Paradiso, In America, Harold and Maude, Army of Darkness, Love and Basketball, House of Flying Daggers

music: The Beatles, Beirut, Billy Joel, Bon Iver, Buddy Holly, Burning Airlines

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming under the waterfalls outside Badou, Togo

Teach, Learn, Share

I really love learning, anything you are passionate about and want to share, i'm interested in.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Iceland, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States