I'm a professional space dude, writing software to keep over a hundred satellites going, making the most of my free time, and finding the funny while doing it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

All hotel rooms are actually the same room, so I'd rather not stay somewhere I've already been while traveling. I want the full experience, which includes staying in the homes of the friendly and generous people of CS.

Interests

I like to keep my mind active by learning or performing or exploring the world. Lately I've been exploring mindfulness through floats, yoga, and meditation.

• cats
• yoga
• tv
• youtube
• adventure
• improvisation
• learning
• improv
• space
• escape rooms
• space exploration
• floating
• outer space
• open spaces
• satellites

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Public Service Broadcasting, Zoe Keating, Kishi Bashi, Sojourne

TV: The Good Place, Atlanta, American Vandal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Better Call Saul, Bojack Horseman, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Community, Rick and Morty, Fargo, Freaks and Geeks, Legion, Review

Books:
1. HHGTTG by Douglas Adams
2. Everything Discworld (start with Color of Magic, but especially the Moist von Lipwig trilogy, starting with Going Postal) by Terry Pratchett
3. Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist, ed by John Brockman
4. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
5. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Honorable mentions because I haven't finished them yet:
Shades of Magic by VE Schwab
The Expanse series by James S A Corey

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After India launched 88 of Planet's satellites, my software brought them all online automatically.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you improv, or what goes into making a spacecraft, I could learn everything else.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good times

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States