CURRENT MISSION

Explore the world slowly but thoroughly

ABOUT ME

I am a graduate of Macalester College in nearby St. Paul. I majored in geography, I speak fluent French (might be a bit rusty by now...), and these days, I am in graduate school at the University of Minnesota.

I am an amateur photographer, painter and draftsman. I garden and enjoy nature. I also like to bicycle, run and swim. I read a lot of nonfiction for pleasure, usually history and science books.

I am an avid explorer, of space, of cultures, and of history. I enjoy meeting new people and going on adventures!

PHILOSOPHY

This ain't the dress rehearsal for life. You're on-stage now. Act accordingly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed most of Western Europe, and have visited extensively in the United States, and also in Japan.

I will be living in Utrecht during February 2016, and then will be in Istanbul, Turkey from March until May 2016

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

10/3 - 10/6/08: Surfed with Simon in Geneva, Switzerland
10/30 - 11/5/08: Surfed with Damien, Ramses, Johan and Yann in Belgium
12/19 - 12/21/08: Surfed with Federico in Milan, Italy
1/5 - 1/12/09: Surfed with Ricardo in Lisbon, Portugal
1/13 - 1/17/09: Surfed with Antonio in London, UK
March '09 - Hosted Farid from Morocco in Saint Paul, MN
1/2/10 - 1/6/10 - Surfed with Lucas and Jessica in Palm Bay, FL
August '12 - Hosted Jef from Houston in Minneapolis, MN
November '14 - Hosted Richard from Ireland in Minneapolis, MN

All extremely fun, and I am grateful to all of you! Merci, thank you, grazi, obrigado!

Interests

Landscape architecture, geography, science fiction, exploring, people, places, photography. I also collect rocks, stone frogs, fortune cookie fortunes and maps.

• books
• architecture
• photography
• running
• gardening
• scuba diving
• swimming
• cartography
• geography
• history
• science
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical, jazz and indie are my favorite kinds of music.

Science fiction and non-fiction are my favorite kinds of books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking across France to Switzerland; cliff-diving in British Columbia; road tripping across the northern United States from Minnesota to the Pacific coast in Washington.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States