CURRENT MISSION

Visit every country in the world... Status: 12 down, a bunch to go.

ABOUT ME

I'm a lucky guy. I've lived on the shore in New Jersey, right outside Baltimore, London (Zone 4 on the Tube), on and off in Cuba (mostly in Havana), and now in Miami for about the last seven years. I just finished my Ph.D. in history at UM. I was trying to put off the real world as long as I could so that I could hang out, travel, and enjoy myself as much as possible. But alas... I now find myself working.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I read an article about this site online. It sounded interesting, and so.... here I am. I figured that I'd offer my couch to others when I could, and that hopefully I'd be able to find some people to let me crash on theirs. So far, I've had only good experiences either way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had let some random grad students from other universities stay at my place... pretty much a couch surfing situation. From this site, I guess there's been six people who have stayed at my place. I've found places to stay a couple of times - even though one of my trips got cancelled at the last minute. Still... the system works.

Interests

This list could go on forever... reading, exercise, history, parks, bike riding, museums, the Simpsons, movies, dive bars, cooking dinner at home, and lots more.

• cooking
• exercise
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• surfing
• history
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movie is definitely The Usual Suspects. I like all good music... Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Tribe, Ghostland Observatory, Lupe, Feist, Black Angels, and about a million other acts. I basically spend all of my money on concerts. Maybe "Catcher in the Rye" or "Huck Finn" for my favorite book.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amsterdam for the Millennium New Years.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could talk anyone's ears off about Cuba, but I'm curious about all countries, cultures, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cuba, United Kingdom, United States

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