CURRENT MISSION

"justice is what love looks like in public" CW

ABOUT ME

"science and art belong to the whole world and before them vanish the barriers of nationality." goethe

"i hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. bricks to all greenhouses! black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!" e.abbey

PHILOSOPHY

love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i always host quite a few other students on/off as they do international medical/public health electives and we've creating a beautiful community. have also been graciously hosted throughout the world, so love the bilateral feel of this space.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

have been honored to be hosted by some amazing couchsurfing hosts in tunisia, colombia, macedonia, among many others. have also hosted couchsurfers in chicago and promote the beautiful community.

Interests

bodies of water. good energies. love. doctoring. watermelons. fresh-ground coffee / espresso. bikes. dorks. grapefruit. evolutionary biology. futbol. mountains/hills. social justice. hugs. feeling alive. travel. malbec. campfires. shades of green/brown. avocados. movement. watercolors. growth. skiing. dancing. sun. family.

• arts
• dancing
• wine
• coffee
• drinking
• flowers
• traveling
• skiing
• biology
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: sophie's world (jostein gaarder). pathologic basis of disease (robbins and cotran)god of small things (arundhati roy) desert solitaire (edward abbey)in search of respect: selling crack in el barrio (philippe bourgois)guns germs and steal (jared diamod)biology as ideology (richard lewontin)kiterunner (khaled hosseini)clan of the cave bear (jean auel)rain of gold (victor villasenor)the century of the gene (evelyn fox keller)talking dirty to the Gods (yusef komunyakaa)on entering the sea (nizar qabbani)some of us did not die (june jordan)beaking poems (suheir hammad)renaissance (ruth forman)movies: hable con ellael bolasalt of this seala hainevicky cristina barcelonaaway we goredamelieamerican graffitiy tu mama tambienboys dont cryeat drink man woman children of heavenla mala educaciondas leben der anderenvoces inocentesplanet earthindiana jones

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

been inspired.

Teach, Learn, Share

"drink wine, it's what remains of the harvest of youth - the season of roses and wine and drunken friends. be happy for this moment, this moment is your life." omar khayyam

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine, Peru, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States