CURRENT MISSION

Doing stuff that is worth doing.

ABOUT ME

In brief: I play and coach sports a lot, but I am more of a sci-fi nerd than an athlete type. My current sport of choice to play is ultimate, to coach is basketball. My current sci-fi series of choice is Dr. Who.

I have an overly moderated, middle road view of everything because I love to examine all sides of issues and usually see the value in each argument. As such, I am very good at bringing opinions together, but not so great at clinging fiercely to my own.

I like cooking, although I always seem to burn my bacon no matter how careful I am. Nothing comes out as good as I think it should except for strawberry chocolate truffle pie and eggs.

I would rather meet a group of friends at a house for a potluck or board games than go to a club or bar. Not that I won't head out for the nightlife, it just isn't my forte.

I have a degree in Political Science with a Pre-Law emphasis, but I spent more years as a Vocal Performance major in the music department than I did in the poli sci. department. I also have most of a history degree, and I am close to a minor in journalism and English. My original degree program was engineering and physics, but I switch to music during new student orientation my freshman year. It took me 6 years and 200 credit hours to accumulate this vast body of interesting but not necessarily useful education.

PHILOSOPHY

Smile, you could be a lab rat.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted a few times, been hosted a few times, all went quite well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used couchsurfing to move across the country for a new job. It was AMAZING and now I want to go on a couchsurfing motorcycle trip.

Interests

What makes people do the things they do.
How people and groups can actually influence the world around them.
Education.

• performing arts
• education
• cooking
• chocolate
• potluck
• athlete
• coach
• nightlife
• clubbing
• board games
• music
• sports
• basketball
• teaching
• engineering
• history
• journalism
• law
• physics
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Audio/Visual
Dr. Who
Mash
V for Vendetta

Music
Cellos
Beatles
Dispatch

Books
Les Miserables
Kafka on the Shore
We Were Soliders Once...and Young

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skied half of Illinois for a break in the quarterfinals of college nationals. That won't make sense unless you are an ultimate player.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you think you can't throw a frisbee, you are WRONG and I can teach you, guaranteed. Come by anytime.

Countries I’ve Visited

El Salvador, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States