I am a young professional from Portland, OR. I have a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. I joined couchsurfing to meet new, diverse people and hopefully host in the future.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet diverse people from different cultures and learn from them!

Interests

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• literature
• photography
• music
• guitar
• karaoke
• soccer
• australian football
• cartography
• entrepreneurship
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• psychology
• self improvement
• international development
• video editing
• hydrology
• theology
• documentary films

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

The River of Doubt - Candice Millard
The Road to Jonestown - Jeff Guinn
The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond
The Path Between the Seas - David McCullough
The Great Bridge - David McCullough
The Blue Sweater - Jacqueline Novogratz
Chasing the Scream - Johann Hari
Lost Connections - Johann Hari
Zealot - Reza Aslan
Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
The Jaguar Smile - Salman Rushdie
The Global Oil and Gas Industry : Management, Strategy, and Finance - Andrew Inkpen & Michael H Moffett
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
Dreams from My Father - Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
Consider the Lobster - David Foster Wallace
Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle - Thomas W. Walker
In Praise of Wasting Time - Alan Lightman

Music:

Big fan of singer-song writers and acoustic guitar players (since I play guitar myself). My favorite musicians right now are John Mayer, Jorge Drexler, and El Kuelgue. I am also a fan of latin pop (Juanes, Maluma, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny), and alt rock (Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews) and I like to dance to europop, reggaeton, and hip-hop/rap. I also have a soft spot for the Zach Brown Band in the appropriate setting.

Movies:

The Big Lebowski - the Coen Brothers
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson
No Country for Old Men - the Coen Brothers
Drugstore Cowboy - Gus Van Sant
Grizzly Man - Werner Herzog
Amores Perros - Alejandro Iñárritu
Y Tu Mamá También - Alfonso Cuarón
The Motorcycle Diaries - Walter Salles
Whiplash - Damien Chazelle
Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola
Spotlight - Tom McCarthy
My Own Private Idaho - Gus Van Sant
The Godfather - Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part II - Francis Ford Coppola

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built a bridge in Nicaragua

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good Conversation, Childcare, Transportation, Cleanliness

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States