CURRENT MISSION

Be a real person.

ABOUT ME

I like long bike rides, fair weather, fresh-baked bread, and Belgian ale. I'm interested in both science and human affairs, and I'm always glad to converse about either. I even lay some claim to general literacy. I got into geology through love of the outdoors. I believe in making responsible choices about the environment. I spend too much time on the internet, but I do it with the window open.

PHILOSOPHY

To pursue life, my science, and human interactions in a way that is ethical and honest to myself; to never take unfair advantage; to have friends and be happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Running around Europe crashing with people I met on the site, meeting people passing through Copenhagen and feeding them dinner, pontificating on Copenhagen bike culture, hosting lovely people in my lovely dorm

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met a number of people on CS, and I've liked all of them. As a self-selected community, CouchSurfing is made up largely of people who are interesting and awesome. What could go wrong?

Interests

outdoors, music, conversation, cultural variation, people, bikes, enthusiam, whimsy

• culture
• books
• environment
• running
• partying
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• geology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

music: Vienna Teng, Dar Williams, Billy Joel, Tom Lehrer, lots of random songs, most things that are catchy, bouncy instrumental music

books: Brothers Karamazov (Dostoyevsky), Out of Africa (Blixen), Bridge to Terabitha (?), Richard Feynman books, lots of other books ;-)

blogs: Violent Acres, Wide Lawns and Narrow Minds; a myriad of thoughtful short articles

webcomics: xkcd, Girl Genius

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It never snows in Southern California. At least not at sea level. One winter, we drove a UHaul ("Why are you renting this vehicle?" "We need to move... things." "What things?" "...Books.") and a group of students up a mountain above Pasadena, California, to spend the morning scooping snow out of turnouts. I drove the passenger car, but I hear the U-Haul had a harrowing time coming down the mountain. The snow shifted from one side to the other, nearly causing the vehicle to overbalance. We came back down with a truck half-full of snow, though, and spread it in my house's courtyard as part of the scenery for a large party of ours. Snowball fights abounded.

Teach, Learn, Share

Geology, science in general, liquid nitrogen ice-cream, building-sized cloth muralling, exploding things safely

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Denmark, Mexico, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, United States

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