Shortest summary possible:
I am an avid cook, classical musician, woodworker, animal lover, and work on a nerdy educational video game as a day job. I love my hometown of Boston, but decided to semi-spontaneously move to Istanbul in June and haven't looked back.

A bit longer:
I love creating things, whether it's a meal, a wooden table, or a musical performance. I'm a classically trained trombonist (I've played in orchestras, jazz bands, salsa bands, musical theater, etc), and am also incredibly interested in film scoring and music production.

I spend a stupid amount of time in the kitchen. I genuinely love cooking, and sharing my love of food with other people as a way to connect. Over the past many years, I have delved deeply into many different worlds of food, from Turkish, to Korean, to Japanese, cheesemaking, beer brewing, coffee, and so on.

My day-job is working in game development, on a semi-educational astronomy simulation. I studied physics in university (in addition to music), and even though I didn't formally continue down the path of science, I love studying science and tend to always surround myself with scientifically-inclined people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share tasty food, drink, and conversation with great people I wouldn't otherwise have the chance to meet.

As cliche as it sounds, I just love connecting with people. I'm an open book, and enjoy long conversations, regardless of whether it's about deep interpersonal emotions or about which animal looks the silliest.

Interests

• animals
• cooking
• woodworking
• classical music
• folk music
• jazz
• cycling
• craft cocktails

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/TV:
- Anything by Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, etc)
- Lost in Translation
- Mad Men
- Cowboy Bebop
- Fleabag
- Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Music:
- I will buy a beer for anyone who can gush about Mahler symphonies with me
- Punch Brothers
- Parov Stellar

Recent Favorite Books:
- A Man Called Ove
- Deathless

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be delighted to teach and share recipes, learn about local foods, etc.

And on the music side of things: Get me started on music theory, especially if there's a keyboard nearby, and be ready for a 1 hour spontaneous lesson. Same with anything related to audio engineering and production.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, Ireland, Japan, Scotland, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States