I’ve been away from CS for a while. I live in Alameda, CA. I teach high school and my wife works in construction. I teach AP Psychology and AP Environmental Science at a Title I School. I am passionate about social and environmental justice as well as world cultures. I have a PhD in biology and was a Fulbright Fellow in Jerusalem, Israel. I’ve traveled to 25 countries. I’ve taken a road trip the entire length of Baja, CA and trekked in Lesotho. In 2013, I visited Tahrir Square and snuck into a meeting between John Kerry and Morsi’s Foreign Minister by pretending to be a journalist. I was promptly and forcefuly ejected but I do have a photo of Mr. Kerry’s nose. I’ve been to the Southernmost tip of South America and spent a week kayaking in the Haida Gwaii islands. I’ve traveled on foot, horse, raft, kayak, boat, hitchhiking, car, bus, train, and plane.

"The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it." - Jacques Yves Cousteau

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed (a long time ago) in the US, Canada, Argentina, Poland and Lithuania. I’ve hosted in the US and Israel.

Interests

Traveling, Photography, Biology, Camping, Backpacking, Climbing, Local Bars, Good Food, Meeting New People, History, Local Culture, Dancing, Good Music.

• insects
• culture
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• rock climbing
• biology
• teaching
• geography
• history
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk, Bluegrass

Books:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey; Enders Game, O.S. Card; The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck; The Thousand-Mile Summer, Colin Fletcher; Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lesotho, Lithuania, Mexico, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States

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