CURRENT MISSION

Relaxing, seeing the world, and surprising waiters and waitresses with awesome tips. Teaching English in China.

ABOUT ME

In a past life I worked in IT. Before that, in video game journalism. These days I take photos and surprise waiters and waitresses with $500 tips in memory of my brother, Aaron. I'm also teaching English in Wuhan, China.

My degree is in anthropology, which I finished by studying archaeology in Italy for a summer back in 2007. In my free time I like to travel and be social. If we CouchSurf together you can bet I plan to get to know you. I like making friends everywhere I go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I started officially couchsurfing the summer of 2008 in Memphis. I had a great time. The next summer I had the opportunity to stay with great hosts throughout the eastern US And Canada. I've also hosted and participate in local gatherings and events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Memphis, TN
Toronto, ON
Montreal, QC
Quebec, QC
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Washington, DC
Istanbul, Turkey
Pittsburgh, PA
Fargo, ND
Billings, MT
Rapid City, SD
Salt Lake City, UT

Those are the official couchsurfing experiences I can remember anyway. I've surfed many more times unofficially, and once in San Francisco I couchsurfed accidentally.

Interests

Music, games, travel, anthropology, mythology, clubs, food and drinks. Definitely food and drinks.

• dining
• drinking
• clubbing
• traveling
• music
• anthropology
• journalism
• tourism
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Weezer, The All-American Rejects, The Parlour Boys, My Chemical Romance, The Apparitions, The Merediths, VHS or Beta, They Might Be Giants, Bright Eyes, The Shins, The White Stripes, Spacehog, The Smashing Pumpkins, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes, Queen, Neva Geoffrey, Vandaveer, Apples in Stereo, We Are The Fury, Panic at the Disco, The Features, Fiona Apple

Books:
Most anything by Robert Heinlein

Movies:
The Big Lebowski, A Knight's Tale, Garden State, Fight Club, Superbad

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The kindness of strangers, either facilitated through CouchSurfing or otherwise, all around the world. Having people call friends in other cities to find a place for me to stay, or people volunteering their day to be a tour guide -- it's amazing.

I've seen Londong, Paris, Rome, and the pyramids in Egypt, but people I meet remain key to the most amazing experiences I've had.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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