CURRENT MISSION

Thinking happy thoughts

ABOUT ME

I'm a 25 year old researcher/graduate student at a certain Midwestern university that's best known for a former coach who punched an opposing player. Grew up in a small town in northwest Ohio, so I'm pretty grounded and yet always up for an adventure. Currently in school and running a research center that does economic development for inner-city neighborhoods. Outside of school, I enjoy working out, playing tennis, and chilling with friends (an alcoholic drink or 4 never hurts).

I love traveling, though I'm trying to convince my friends that it's not just because I love earning frequent flier miles.

Probably worth mentioning that I was previously bamboozled by a particularly aggressive spam filter, so I missed several months of requests (I'm really not a jerk, promise).

PHILOSOPHY

Just give 'em hell, kid.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Met a CS'er here in Columbus in 2007 and was fascinated by the concept. Was hosted by that friend just a few months after he returned to London. I've participated in some CS meetups around town and have assisted a few CS'ers passing through.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS experience was being hosted by my friend Umer in 2007. I was also hosted by a wonderful group of people (Umer, Rainer, and Szabi) over a trip to Europe in the summer of 2009. I have hosted several folks in Columbus -- both from this website and from other outlets -- as well as participating in some informal area CS meetups.

Interests

Languages, food (!!), tennis, working out, alcohol (admittedly)

• dining
• running
• coach
• working out
• drinking
• traveling
• soccer
• tennis
• geography
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Fargo, Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State, Casablanca, Dr. Strangelove

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The big buddha in Nara, Japan (Todai-ji, sometimes called The Great Buddha of Nara) -- just an amazing place. One of the columns in the temple is so large that they've bored a hole in it, the hole is large enough for people to get pulled through.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach Geography and housing planning at Big State U already. I can also talk your head off about football (the type with the pointy ball, natch).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States