CURRENT MISSION

To learn as much about as many things as possible (and have fun doing it!)

ABOUT ME

I'm a classical saxophonist, I've studied in the US, Austria, and France, and traveled a bunch. Outside of music, I love cooking, coffee, wine, yerba mate, maps, languages, laughing, traveling, and meeting new and interesting people.

PHILOSOPHY

I really try to avoid doing something that I don't wholeheartedly want to do. This way I find myself committed at anything I happen to be doing. Reversely, I tend to do most anything I want, as long as it doesn't hurt others (subjective I know).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I haven't officially hosted, minus my a lot of friends and friends-of-friends through word-of-mouth.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed twice in Minneapolis (once with Renee, once with a friend that Renee set me up with), and once in Vienna and in Bordeaux. I've spent a lot of time on friends' couches though in the last few years. I met up with Bruno for coffee while he was visiting Urbana and could have hosted him but he already had a place to stay and just wanted to meet someone from the area. I surfed in France and Scotland as well, always a great experience!

Interests

Coffee, conservation, (vegetarian) food, opera, sledding, making music, new experiences

• education
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• vegetarian
• traveling
• music
• opera
• cartography
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical music, opera, classic rock, indie, social activist rap and hip-hop, world music, theses, treatises, foreign films, anachronistic films, almodovar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In a sort of "contest" to see if I was able, I ate 4 lbs (1.8kg) of yogurt at once. Kind of gross, I know!

Teach, Learn, Share

Will teach and always willing to learn about coffee! Social justice, languages, higher education, Midwesternness, France, music, ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, France, United States