CURRENT MISSION

Hi everyone! I am a medical student touring the country to do residency interviews and an away rotation. I could spend the last of my savings on these, but I think meeting friendly locals who can tell me more about the cities (and save a few bucks simultaneously) is a much better option!

ABOUT ME

I'm a student, I'm adventurous (though a little careful and shy at first), I travel light and am up for trying just about anything. I am fairly athletic and enjoy ultimate frisbee, american football, racquetball, and I'll play pretty much anything else. I love learning about new people and new things! I love greyhound dogs and I am involved in finding homes for retiring racers, although I won't be bringing my boys with me on my journeys.

PHILOSOPHY

To have a closed mind is to miss out on so much in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I went surfing in Costa Rica two summers ago. In school I have lived in a studio apartment, so hosting has been pretty limited, but I hope wherever I end up in residency I will have an extra bedroom to host quite a bit!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed some in Costa Rica, and I'm looking forward to hosting for the first time!

Interests

Sports, nature, learning, medicine, and greyhounds. I like pretending it's possible to learn everything there is to know and live like I'm trying to do just that.

• dogs
• wine
• traveling
• surfing
• sports
• american football
• soccer
• racquetball
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Anything but American country music is pleasant to me. Favorites are Incubus, B.B. King, Cee Lo Green. Favorite movies: Pirates of the Caribbean, Into The Wild, Shawshank Redemption. Books: I don't get to read much outside of textbooks these days, but I love short stories by Jack London.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my all-time favorite things I've seen was the bio-bay in Puerto Rico. It has bioluminescent dinoflagellates that glow a beautiful turquoise everytime you move in the water. This is a different place, but the same concept:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2xh9-UPSlU&feature=related

Teach, Learn, Share

I am the kind of person who knows a little bit about a lot of things, but I like to think I know more than the average person about medicine and the human body. I teach CPR and First Aid and EMS classes in the US. If anyone wouldn't be bored to hear about it, I'll talk as much as they want to listen!

I especially want to learn to be a better surfer and improve my Spanish, but I am interested in hearing about almost anything!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm going into emergency medicine, and I have some stories about the ER people usually enjoy. If that isn't your style, I can at least share a 6 pack of something or a bottle of wine and see what topics come up!

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica