I deal in bas-reliefs and emerging markets local currency bonds. American. Have spent the past ~6 years living across Sub-Saharan Africa and now returning to the US to go to graduate school. I am especially interested in nature, art, music and connecting with great people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people globally and welcome new friends with similar (or dissimilar) backgrounds into my life and home.

Interests

Walking in the forest, motoring in Southern Africa, eating fruit

• beer
• running
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• woodworking
• hiking
• golf
• squash
• wandering aimlessly
• drinking coffee

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Talking Heads
Movies: What About Bob?
Books: Poor Charlie's Almanack

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hosted a weekly Ghanaian radio show

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach quite a bit about Davy Crockett and the archetype of the self-made American man, as well as international bank lending to South Africa during the 1980s to anyone who wants to listen. (The thesis committees were apparently only somewhat interested.)

Fascinated by the backgrounds and stories of hosts, travelers and people that I meet. Specifically interested in culture and ethics, and how this guides decision-making -- the so-called "latticework of mental models" for thinking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of life in West Africa, a collection of books, and vegan bean stews

Countries I’ve Visited

Burkina Faso, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, United States