CURRENT MISSION

Classified.

ABOUT ME

I'm friendly, relaxed, and like to cook. Like most people on this site, I really enjoy traveling.

Two years ago a did a bicycle trip across Europe with a friend from college. We started in London and ended in Istanbul. Starting in July, we'll be continuing that trip, going from Istanbul across Central Asia to Western China. I can tell you some exciting stories from the road.

After the trip I'll be moving to beautiful Santa Cruz, California to start a PhD program in glaciology. I'm excited because it means I'll get to go to Antartica.

PHILOSOPHY

The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around.
--Kurt Vonnegut

Interests

Biking, exploring the world, cooking. In college I lived in some communal living situations where we did communal cooking and eating, which I think is a great way to build community. If you have any yummy recipes (especially ones from foreign lands) I'd love to learn them.

• cooking
• recipes
• traveling
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: folk music (American and otherwise), rock and roll, classical, jazz, various other stuff as long as it's interesting.

Books: there are too many good books in the world, so my stock answer is "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.

Movies: Lots of good movies. I recommend you see "Murder My Sweet".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Online profiles inevitably become emo. I slept under a bridge in Slovakia one night on my bike trip and vomitted my brains out. Bet you've never done that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States