I was born and raised in Long Beach (20 mins from LA) California, USA

Ended up traveling across the country to attend Drexel University in Philadelphia for Architectural/Civil Engineering.

While in Philadelphia, I got incredibly interested in how a city can be shaped by its past and its culture.

I started working full time while attending classes and realized at graduation that I didnt just want to just work for the rest of my life. I wanted to enjoy other cultures and expand on my perception of the world. So I applied for universities abroad.

I am currently enrolled at University of Minho, for a Master's in Structural Analysis of Historic Structure and Contructions. Im trying to blend my passion for cultures and history with my background in engineering.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Trying to meet some new people and see some new places.

Interests

I love to have conversations and learn about the world. (I can talk about basically anything)

I like to learn about history, find secret restaurants/bars, plays sports/exercise (I'm terrible at football).

I try to go to concerts and productions whenever and wherever I can.

• culture
• concerts
• cooking
• exercise
• traveling
• skydiving
• sports
• soccer
• volleyball
• lacrosse
• engineering
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Iron&Wine, Hozier (Basically anything folk/rock/indie)

The Prestige (Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlet Johansson) / The Dark Knight / Casino Royale

Sci-Fi, Fiction - Dune - Frank Herbert
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradburn

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been skydiving

I've been inside Newgrange

Snorkled with Sea Turtles in Hawaii

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - Architectural and Engineering History is something that I am passionate about.

Learn - I love to just look at broken things and learn how they work

Share - I can cook a lot of different cuisines coming from LA (Thai, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese). I played volleyball and lacrosse so I can show you the basics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal, United States