I'm a web developer and environmentalist. My long-term goals are to venture on a long hike (New Zealand, Appalachian Trail, PCT, etc.), create video games that facilitate environmental awareness, and write dystopian stories.

I love exploring new places and cultures. Or just going outside and moving around. I can enjoy a strenuous multi-day hike, staying in and playing board games, or catching up on Netflix.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've heard great things about couch surfing from several friends, and may finally be able to host people (near Cambridge, MA). While I have been traveling less often recently, I hope to meet others from different places, over here and elsewhere once I manage to make it out of town again!

Interests

• culture
• environment
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• martial arts
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music... there's a bit of variety here...

Hardcore/alt/prog/?:
Converge, pg.99, Deftones, Tool, Opeth, Alexisonfire, Killswitch Engage, Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, Dir en Grey, Porcupine Tree
Electronic/electronic-ish:
65DaysOfStatic, Maybeshewill, Baths, And So I Watch You From Afar, Yoko Kanno
Trip-hop/EDM:
DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Massive Attack, Porter Robinson, Above & Beyond, Kyau & Albert, old Tritonal
Jrock/Kpop:
Asian Kung Fu Generation, TM Revolution, MUCC, VIXX, Big Bang

Movies:
Princess Mononoke
Castle in the Sky
Spirited Away
Once Upon a Time in the West
WALL-E
Lord of the Rings
Balto

TV Shows:
House
Scrubs
Dexter
Supernatural
Arrested Development

Anime:
FMA + FMA Brotherhood
Monster
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Hunter x Hunter
Steins;Gate
ERASED
Mushishi
Attack on Titan
Kino's Journey

Books:
The Count of Monte Cristo
Abhorsen Triology
A Handmaiden's Tale
Earthsea series
The Dispossessed
Kingkiller Chronicle
A Song of Ice and Fire

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Started an environmental club, and organized and won a $1000 grant for an Earth Day festival at my high school, which had ~400 attendees, various guest speakers and local vendors.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook various vegetarian or vegan meals and cookies (lots of cookies), have interesting conversations, play games (chess, learning Go), and/or be a hiking/climbing/adventure buddy!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Mexico, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States