CURRENT MISSION

Learning Viking culture

ABOUT ME

I'm a graduate student studying/researching toward a doctorate in Neuroscience. My first passion was acting, but after a short time at university I was drawn in by curiosity to learning about one of the most poorly understood but fascinating pieces of biology that makes us who we are.

I was born and raised in the United States, and grew up on a roller coaster of life, going from living in a large lake-side house with a view of the mountains to being crammed into a 2-bedroom apartment with 5 family members.

I am also half Polish by birth and spent a year living there on a tiny family farm, stacking firewood and shoveling sheep dung, while living alongside former alcoholics, drug abusers and mentally handicapped individuals who came there to work in exchange for a bed and good food. It was perhaps the most stress-free year of my life.

Now I'm soaking up Scandinavian culture in this corner of the earth called Denmark. And I couldn't be happier. Darkness, wind, rain and cold don't seem to be enough to make me stop finding ways to soak up the richness of life that exists here.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I helped host/entertain guests for a couple years with my former roommate Andrew Kottick (see friends). As a result of the good experiences/people met and the positive stories he related about his own travels, I decided to open my own account while living abroad in Europe.

Интересы

I love to travel and play or watch live music. I have a passion for running and enjoy spending 1-2+ hours cruising along trails, fields, beaches or back roads by myself, completely disconnected from the world. I also enjoy good films, but when given the option I'll take going out to find a new experience or adventure over anything. I'm also sucker for nerdy conversation (comes with the territory I suppose)--technology, space, biology, physics...I can't get enough!

And lastly, I love making photography a part of my travels and experiences. So long as it doesn't detract from actually living them! To me it's the best way to create a trail of memories to look back on and I take joy in crafting the light.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsphillips

• culture
• photography
• acting
• dining
• cooking
• running
• walking
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• rock climbing
• biology
• neuroscience
• physics
• beaches
• mountains

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Climbing to the tallest peak in Africa!

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

Want to know something/anything about the brain?

We can also get pretty existential if you like.

I am a walking library of one-liner jokes.

We can play some tasty jams.

I'm a decent cook, raised by a Polish chef!

I can teach you to moon-walk.

Где я побывал(-а)

Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Tanzania, United Kingdom

Где я жил(-а)

Poland, United States