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Overview

  • 19 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning German, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2005
  • Graduate Student
  • A little at school and a lot on my own
  • From Syracuse, NY
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Live the dream

ABOUT ME

I'm very spontaneous and love spending time outdoors. I enjoy meeting new people and seeing new places. I just graduated from the University of Florida with my Ph.D in materials engineering. My research was on next generation solar panels so that we can all afford clean solar power.

PHILOSOPHY

"Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life"

"Make your moves with the rising of the sun"

"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice" :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It's impossible talk about my travel experiences without bringing up how great couchsurfing is!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Let's meet and talk about them

Interests

Science, sports, traveling and meeting new and interesting people. Snowboarding, Cooking, Conversations with intelligent/interesting people. Chilling with good friends. Enjoying life!

  • cooking
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • engineering
  • science

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My first couchsurfing experience was was Olivier and we climbed old castles in several Belgian cities to watch the sunrise. I'll never forget it

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Old School Badges

  • 2 Vouches
  • Pioneer Badge

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