Hello! I'm a southern California native with a propensity for serendipity, travel and meeting new people (preferably while doing the first two, too!). I've been a craftsman through carpentry as a hobby most of my life, and I generally love doing things by myself rather than depending on someone else to do the same job. I also love computers, math and anything that relates those two to solve problems that we have in the world. Fun fact: I'm working on an interesting geology problem right now. Ask me about it if you're interested!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to crash with interesting people while traveling to interesting places. Down the road, I'd like to reciprocate, but I'm currently living with college housemates who don't have the same sense of welcoming a stranger into our house as I do!

Interests

Cooking (I'll cook you a dope meal!), woodworking, fixing things, computers -- recently, automating geology!

• cooking
• traveling
• origami
• woodworking
• geology
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
The Grapes of Wrath
Gödel, Escher, Bach

Movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Memento

Music:
Kendrick Lamar -- generally, lots of rap with meaning!
Ratatat -- generally, lots of instrumentals artists!
Chromeo
Daft Punk

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived a year in India in boarding school when I was in 7th and 8th grade -- I was alone for everything including travel.

Teach, Learn, Share

cooking, computer troubleshooting, a sense of self-knowledge

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll cook you a meal, get groceries, bring fattening American gifts from Boston. I can also teach you how to fold origami, probably fix your computer, and have good brainstorming talks with you about techology!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United Kingdom, United States