CURRENT MISSION

Be a voice for the poor and bring justice to those who so deserve it

ABOUT ME

I'm the type of introvert that can be dancing infront of a crowd of people one day and holed up in my room another.... I have no problem speaking to people, infact I love it, but i do go batty if I don't have enough alone time in a week. I enjoy reading all books, running in the mornings and trying out new things to hopefully make a habit or a hobby out of like dancing or cooking. I always say that all good conversations end in talking about politics or religion, two topics I enjoy very much. I am very interested in the Middle east and I am currently learning Turkish. I also need to be doing some sort of volunteering or service to people on a frequent basis, and if not I will find something. I have never played any team sports, though I do love to Snowboard, ski, longboard, run, play tennis, and play frisbee.

PHILOSOPHY

I am not fixed to a certain philosophy; with a quotation from terentius "homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto" means: " I am a man; and nothing of man is foreign to me"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well I found my roommate for living in Istanbul on here and now that I am back home I would love to pay that generosity forward

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Found my roommate on here before I lived in Turkey for a couple months

Interests

International development
Global Health
Eastern philosophies, poetry, spirituality, and theology
Environmental sustainability
Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Simplicity
Living without materialism
Journalism

• books
• poetry
• dancing
• cooking
• running
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• team sports
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• tennis
• divinity
• journalism
• religion
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
Sadhana: The Realisation of Life - Rabindranath Tagore
As a Man Thinketh - James Allen

Music:
Jazzy funkyliciousness, Indie folk, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked around the base of a mountain for three days with a 60 pound pack, eating nothing but sardines and drinking water from the glacier.

Backpacked along the coast of southern Turkey for 9 days

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States