ABOUT ME

I'm 24, I have a journalism degree with an economics specialization, and I work at a think tank that researches college and factors affecting the higher-education system in the United States. I like to hike, travel, read, and meet new people. Still trying to figure out what I want to do and where I want to end up. The last six months were spent in Europe, mostly in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Romania, but also Slovakia, Bosnia, Austria, England, Scotland, and Iceland. Taking off soon for Mexico and Russia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet some folks and save some cash instead of dropping it on a grungy motel.

Interests

Hiking, literature, running, movies, politics, traveling, economics, bluegrass, chess, history, writing, Appalachia, the Midwest.

• writing
• literature
• education
• running
• politics
• movies
• chess
• traveling
• hiking
• economics
• teaching
• history
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Modest Mouse, Regina Spektor, Flatt & Scruggs, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Avett Brothers, Ke$ha, Ingrid Michaelson, Radiohead, Beirut, Stan Getz.
Books: Franz Kafka, James Baldwin, Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac, Virginia Woolf, Rick Steves, James Joyce, Josef Skvorecky.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking up a mountain in Romania during the winter.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you're interested in bluegrass, Appalachia, post-communist Europe, or literature, I'm your guy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States

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