CURRENT MISSION

to learn, experience, create

ABOUT ME

Friendly, sociable, responsible, reliable. Wicked awesome homebrewer. Belgian-ale drinking, lederhosen-wearing, techno/electronica-listening, Harry Potter impersonating, road cycling, cello-playing, prior PhD student studying bioengineering, with a dash of synthetic biology. Eager to see and experience the world after spending 25 years stuck in the USA. Much to do, to see, to taste, to hear, to touch, to learn, to read.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've only hosted people once, and then surfed once in London with the same friends. Also surfed once in Copenhagen, and had a great time with my host Mads. Looking to surf more, and return the favor, or meet new people looking for a couch in Lausanne.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far nothing but positive interactions with interesting people :)

Interests

Cycling (road and track), homebrewing beer!!, music (listening, playing cello/piano/acccordion), reading, Harry Potter, cooking, traveling, rock climbing, hiking, camping, fantasy novels, wine-tasting, beer-tasting, exploring the magical world of cheeses!, learning languages, meeting people

• cooking
• wine
• beer
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• homebrewing
• music
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• skydiving
• rock climbing
• track and field
• biology
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Harry Potter!
Game of Thrones (books only, George RR Martin); The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss),
various types of anime
Music: mostly techno (good for cycling), indie rock, electronica, bluegrass, classical

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving in Georgia during my undergraduate internship. Racing with the MIT Cycling team on the velodrome and in the ECCC road cycling season.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Oman, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States