CURRENT MISSION

Growing a few inches wouldn't hurt...

ABOUT ME

Friends call me Josh Lyman from the West Wing. Not sure what to make of that...
My life's ambition is to be the NYTimes East Africa reporter, or some sort of glorified dilettante
Probably the best way to get a read on me is by actually reading me...here: http://yaledailynews.com/weekend/author/yuvalbendavid/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Always happy to host on my futon. Always happy to be hosted.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

This is my first time, and--for now, and hopefully for a long time-- I'm willing to get really idealistic about this whole Couchsurfing idea

Interests

Anything, as long as it's put in words and not numbers !!

• writing
• cooking
• coffee
• reading
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Borges
Ian McEwan
Zadie Smith
Milan Kundera

Music-wise, I'm game for anything between Beirut and Radiohead

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's a minor miracle when I last a few hours without coffee.
I also skydived once. And survived a seminar with a very nasty poet.

Teach, Learn, Share

I need to learn to cook. Right now I just dump avocado on everything I cook to make it taste better.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Nepal, United States