While I like to have things in order in my home and work life, traveling and hanging out with friends are places where I feel comfortable having no plans and going with the flow. Love meeting new people and hearing new perspectives from people who grew up places different than me.

Grew up in Ohio, college in California, living and working in New York. Have visited 33 U.S. states and 19 countries - plenty left to go!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

An excellent way to meet bright and inspiring people from around your city, country, and the world. Highlights from my experiences include a motorcycle tour of Galicia and a room with a view of San Francisco from the top of Potrero Hill.

I've Couchsurfed in:

San Francisco
Freiburg, Germany
Metz, France
Paris, France
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Burela, Spain

I've hosted Couchsurfers from:

Czech Republic
France
Austria
Germany

Interests

I love urban planning and cities, and am currently obsessed with NYC architecture, infrastructure, history, and trivia (this ends up happening wherever I live).

Also biking, playing guitar, rock climbing, walking, camping.

• architecture
• walking
• drinking
• trivia
• traveling
• guitar
• cycling
• camping
• rock climbing
• history
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mofro, Phish, Sublime, A Tribe Called Quest, Pearl Jam, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Gnarls Barkley, Gil Scott-Heron, Holy Piby, Flobots

Movies: The Truman Show, Ocean's Eleven, Crash, Silence of the Lambs, Seven, The Room, Requiem for a Dream, Life of Pi, American History X, No Country for Old Men, City of God, The Hurt Locker, Dr. Strangelove

Books: Desert Solitaire, Catcher in the Rye, Grapes of Wrath, Babbitt, The Power Broker, Far Appalachia, Bikenomics, All the Shah's Men

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching a thunderstorm from across the Uyuni Salt Flats while drinking chamomile tea with honey.

Teach, Learn, Share

Tours of Brooklyn and the rest of the city

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Spain, Switzerland, United States