Hi!

I'm a full time university student in the US. I study Physics and Philosophy, but I love to learn about anything - languages, art, science, whatever! - especially if its something I've never seen before.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm traveling around Europe right now (on a student-sized budget) so I'm looking to both get an authentic experience and meet locals, as well as save on the touristy hotels. In general I'm a pretty shy person, so CS helps put me in contact with cool new people!

Interests

When I'm not having long conversations about Nietzsche I like to rock climb or go backpacking in the Sierras with friends. I also play trumpet in the Stanford LSJUMB (look it up if you don't know about it!).

I live in a co-op at stanford, where I have learned to cook a lot of vegetarian dishes, take care of a garden, run a house and set up rules for 50+ people, and learned to deal with perpetually dirty bathrooms.

In the future I would love to learn to kayak!

• arts
• humanities
• cooking
• vegetarian
• running
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• trumpet
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• languages
• physics
• science
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

One of the hardest questions here-

I'm currently in love with Proust, with Flaubert coming in a close second. For more academic (read: philosophy) Kafka and Nietzsche are my go-to's right now, but my single favorite volume is probably Plato's Republic.

I also have a soft spot for many of my childhood favorites - Harry Potter (who doesn't!), Lord of the Rings, His Dark Materials, Artemis Fowl, and the like :)

Music wise, I'm currently really into the Avener, Noah and the Whale, and Beirut.

My favorite movie is "My dinner with Andre", which I realize is a very hate-it love-it kinda thing.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been working with Stanford to initiate an entirely new dorm at stanford (first one in 20 years!) which will be humanities-themed. Really no idea what that will entail yet (reading groups?, weekly movies?, parisian cafe tables?), but I'd love to talk with you about it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to talk to you about philosophy (although, really, who doesn't).

I can also offer advice about backpacking/hiking/outdoors stuff in California if you ever want to visit. I've been to all the major parks and national forests, and am always researching new spots.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States