CURRENT MISSION

To learn as much as possible, have fun, make friends, and change the world.

ABOUT ME

I'll be a 23 year old college student in September. I'll complete my major (Biochem) in December, and complete my minor (History) next May. I hope to go to graduate school for History afterwards and eventually teach college and travel. I know Biochem and History are an odd combination, but while I've enjoyed my science career, I'm much more passionate about history, economics, and politics. I just want to do what makes me happy, so I can better provide happiness to others.

PHILOSOPHY

I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am learning as much as I can on as many topics as possible. I hope to eventually use my knowledge to help others in whatever way I can.

Interests

Music, Reading, History, Economics, Art, Politics, Guitar, Movies, Travel, Photography, and a variety of Sports (Soccer.Surfing.Wakeboarding.Snow-skiing.Snowboarding.Ping Pong)

• arts
• photography
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• skiing
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• sports
• rock climbing
• soccer
• table tennis
• economics
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I greatly appreciate the motion picture industry, though not necessarily all of its employees. I love too many movies to list, as I'd be afraid to leave one out!

I only dislike gangster rap and country music. Some of my favorites are Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Miles Davis, Queens of the Stone Age, Jon Foreman, Vampire Weekend, Yann Tiersen, and the Goo Goo Dolls. There are many more, however.

As for books, some favorite authors should suffice:

CS Lewis, Vonnegut, Adam Smith, Hemingway, Thomas Paine, Machiavelli, Frost, Pablo Neruda, Rimbaud, Soren Kierkegaard, Palahniuk, Niall Ferguson, VI Lenin, and Bernard Goldberg.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sadly, I've only traveled within the United States, but I hope that'll change soon. Probably the most amazing thing I've done would be climbing Mt. Ranier or exploring the Mammoth caves under Mt. St. Helens.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a grab bag of assorted tricks and trades.