CURRENT MISSION

make decisions!

ABOUT ME

I am an American living in London with 2 flatmates.

Some things:
- I think old-style storytelling and street art are highly under-appreciated art forms
- I'm vegetarian, but I try not to make icky faces around meat
- I am a huge supporter of immigrant rights
- Debating public policy is one of my favorite things to do
- My favorite drinks are wines, whiskies, and soy lattes
- I used to be cooler before I worked all the time

PHILOSOPHY

debate = progress

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, and meeting lovely people since March 2007. A sample of things that have happened because of couchsurfing:

- I was led by amazing strangers on a treasure hunt through the streets of brussels
- I climbed dusty rocks outside of vegas while so hungover I almost collapsed
- I met my best friends and housemates!

Interests

writing, traveling, economic development, immigration policy, music, guitar/ukulele/harmonica/xylophone/ accordion/the trillion other instruments that i attempted (and failed) to learn at one time or another, friends, cryptozoology.

• arts
• writing
• street art
• recipes
• cheese
• vegetarian
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• psychology
• public policy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: the mountain goats, the dismemberment plan, ted leo, dragonforce, andrew bird, the dodos, (old) against me!, bon iver, the dears, m. ward, the boss, the faint, latino cheese...

Books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Time Traveler's Wife, Everything is Illuminated, The Rum Diary, Novecento: un monologo, Off the Map, and bizarre nonfiction.

Movies: Honestly? Everything. Even crappy ones. But under pressure I would say things like Blow, Fear and Loathing, A Scanner Darkly, the Third Man, Jurassic Park, and sappy chick flicks that I don't actually buy into.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about psychology or single cask whisky production. I like to explain the rules of Italian pronunciation. I can also show you how to make the best cheese enchiladas this side of the Atlantic.

Teach me your language, tell me your tales. Share recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Italy, United Kingdom, United States

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