CURRENT MISSION

Keep on truckin'

ABOUT ME

I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 and am in a PhD program in communication at USC. I'm a Philadelphia native and grew up in New Jersey, but LA has definitely grown on me. I'm a huge music fan and try to get out see live music whenever I can. I enjoy meeting interesting people and having good conversations. I'm a vegan and love to talk all things food (a lot of my academic research is on food system issues, too).
Over the last few months, I've become a bit of a yoga fanatic.
I'm car-free (yeah, in LA), and ride my bike/take public transportation to get around.

PHILOSOPHY

"Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't." - Pete Seeger

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a few times and been hosted a few times.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All positive experiences so far. At this point, most of my traveling is connected to various academic conferences and things. I try to stretch my stay out a bit and get a sense of the place I'm visiting. I really support the whole CS idea, and I've met some great people and been given wonderful hospitality, across the US and in Central America.
I've hosted a few people and it has worked out well. I recently moved and my hosting situation is not as solid as it used to be, but I'm working on it.

Interests

Media, news, politics, sustainability, Philadelphia sports, bad reality TV, (vegan) food, music, yoga and meditation.

• education
• dining
• vegan
• yoga
• meditation
• politics
• news
• tv
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• sports
• communications
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - like the Beatles, Stones, Dylan, the Dead, Otis Redding, Stax Records, Wilco, White Stripes, Dr. Dog, Pete Seeger, Frank Fairfield.

TV - Mad Men, The Wire, Curb, Sopranos, Seinfeld, Simpsons (the first 10 seasons or so), and yes...Jersey Shore..

Movies - Big Lebowski, Annie Hall, High Fidelity, Swingers, Wes Anderson flicks, Hitchcock, Mel Brooks...

Books - John Steinbeck, Hemingway, Shakespeare, Orwell, Huxley, Michael Pollan. I read a ton of non-fiction books on media, communication, public policy, food systems, psychology, sociology, etc..