Hey! My name's Rod and I'm an MD, MPH student, medical entrepreneur, polyglot of about 5 languages, and a big-time supporter of community love and the betterment of people's health. I studied neuroscience at Harvard, am currently at Yale, and I am super into energy/biofield medicine and similar kinds of advanced integrative medicine practices. I'm a Reiki Master who used to work at Harvard's teaching hospital in the cancer wards.

I don't have references on here but a few from AirBnb! See my pictures!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think most of us would agree that it's nice to come home to a smile and some community. It sucks to stay in a new town or city and not know anyone or have anything to do. This hits especially when I'm working and I come back after a long day with no idea where to eat or hang out, talk about my day, etc.

Interests

• meditation
• reading
• hiking
• languages
• medicine
• neuroscience
• psychology
• nature
• adventuring
• reiki
• wellness
• energy healing
• concerts/music

Music, Movies, and Books

The Shins, Neon Trees, Two Door Cinema Club, Bronze Radio Return, Sebastian Yatra, Walk the Moon, good remixes of hit songs

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I write a travel book/guide when I was 19 and Harvard published it! It's technically a travel guide - all about tourism and travel in Barcelona, Spain.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a Reiki practitioner (think like really deep relaxation therapy) and meditation leader who speaks 3-5 languages (varying skill levels) and a big-time science geek. People tend to like sharing themselves with me, and I guess as a doctor in training that's my superpower b/c I can help people deal with stuff!

I love talking about consciousness, radical healing, energy medicine, and the science of the mind-body connection which I draw from my own personal backstory of radical healing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Italy, Paraguay, Spain, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Spain