They call me the Gentle Giant. I adore orange juice. I like to learn. Like the nerdy microbiologist that I am, I did research in genetics and biochemistry for a couple years for fun and suffering. I have worked as a barista, bartender, bike mechanic, and babysitter/nanny, but I am currently a medical scribe. I'd like to go to med school to be a doctor eventually if I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Eager to listen and learn about people, their interests and experiences, and to share stories and thoughts.

Interests

• arts
• books
• environment
• movies
• live music
• philosophy
• nature
• bike riding
• craft beer
• sciences
• space
• humans
• trees
• theology

Music, Movies, and Books

*Some music that I love: Local, Soundtrack, Gospel, Funk, R&B, Jazz, Classical, The National, Mélissa Laveaux, Tycho, Vulfpeck, Queen, ALA.NI, Folk, Paul Simon, Solomon Burke, etc, etc. *Some films and filmmakers I enjoy: Singing in the Rain, The Lord of the Rings, Harvey, Moonlight, Song of the Sea, Studio Ghibli, Wes Anderson. *Some authors whom I adore: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, J.R.R. Tolkien, Oscar Wilde, C.S. Lewis, Walt Whitman, and so it goes. —
I highly recommend reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing things: listening to nice music, reading lovely books, stretching, sighing, bike riding, mountain biking, hiking, camping, climbing trees, kayaking, bouldering, going someplace new, watching films, hanging out with lovely people, drinking good beers, puns, eating maybe too much ice cream too fast, eating good foods, petting moss, smelling herbs, smelling flowers, sunset/firefly/star/sunrise gazing, the list goes on.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place." -Iain S. Thomas

What I Can Share with Hosts

Puns.
Empathy/no judgement.
Good book recommendations.
Nice music recommendations.
Long talks.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Italy