CURRENT MISSION

Encourage critical reasoning and happiness through open discussion and debate.

ABOUT ME

I love learning. Current areas of interests are neuroscience, cognitive science, religion, ethics, sociology, and organizational studies.

I love dancing; it rocks my socks (kind of literally). I've done some Salsa teaching in the past so if you would like a lesson, I'd be happy to give one :)

And...I kind of don't like trying to finitely define myself...which is why I put what I love most in this section rather than stuff about personality. I'm a growin' boy..I don't know if I'll ever know all about me. :)

PHILOSOPHY

Some of my favorite all-time quotes to describe my thinking:

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance."
-Socrates

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always."

"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place."
-Mark Twain

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
-Einstein

We shall not cease from exploration - And the end of all our exploring - Will be to arrive where we started - And know the place for the first time.
-T.S. Eliot

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
- George Orwell

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted and surfed. People regularly share our space, though not all of them are a part of the online surfer community :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The first time I couch-surfed officially it was in NYC. GREAT EXPERIENCE! My wife and I stayed with a couple from Finland and a couple of local New yorkers (kinda). Some of the most interesting late night discussions of my life! It's so great to meet new people with interesting perspectives!

Interests

Kinda already did this in the about me.

• dancing
• ethics
• history
• neuroscience
• religion
• science
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Fantasy and Fiction in General, Science, and Philosophy (mostly ethics)

Movies: I'm open, but have a hard time with some of the particularly slower European films (Godard, etc)

Eclectic music tastes with a high preference towards acoustic.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life is pretty amazing in and of itself.

Teach, Learn, Share

Dance instruction - I love teaching salsa and swing to anyone who wants to learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States