CURRENT MISSION

back home after 2 years away

ABOUT ME

I've just returned to DC after a year working with refugees on the Burma border, followed by another year teaching in Korea. I love transitional moments like this, when you've got few ties to concrete things and a feeling of possibility =)

PHILOSOPHY

Oscar Wilde: "I'm not yet young enough to know everything.."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed couches in the US, and in Thailand. When I'm settled and have a place of my own, I will open my doors to the world =)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

in San Diego, Philadelphia, Bangkok, and San Francisco so far.. all great hosts. I've found meetups to be amazing experiences regardless of whether I'm actually couchsurfing. Monthly potlucks seem to draw such interesting people..

Interests

bumper cars, eating snow, camping, the stock market, reading great books, backpacking, poi, skiing/snowboarding, playing pool, board games, climbing, learning languages, the usual nightlife
also, international development

• books
• nightlife
• board games
• reading
• billiards
• cars
• drawing
• backpacking
• camping
• skiing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• teaching
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

movies:
Durval Discos, SLC Punk, Dark Days, Brick, I Heart Huckabees, Do The Right Thing

tv: The Office, The Amazing Race, Dexter, Arrested Development

books:
The Golden Compass, The Mysterious Island, Life of Pi, Zorba the Greek, A Million Little Pieces, The Satanic Verses, A Brief History of Everything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in an abandoned, weather-beaten beach house in Costa Rica for 2 weeks. And I got hit by a mini-bus in Laos on a motorcycle. That was ridiculous.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm about to be a teacher of English, so I'm happy to help with that =) I like learning odd card games, and getting good book recommendations. I hope I get lost more often...
I can teach you some cool bar bets if you want to make a buck.
And I'm full-on learning to spin poi, and would love to help you get started!
Having been briefly exposed to it recently, I really want to learn some shady dice games too.. haha

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States

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