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Rochester, New York, United States
@ADAM314
Member since 2007
I was very active in CS from 2007-2012 when I was a CS country ambassador to Bulgaria. I've hosted over 100 guests through CS in Sofia and have been a guest in more than 40 cities. Since 2012 I moved back to the US where I studied neurophysiology and vision science at the University of Rochester (PhD) and then became a software engineer at a company in Boston, focusing on applications in science and engineering. But my identity never really left the Balkans.
Interested in History
Fluent in English
Learning Bulgarian
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I'm not as active as I used to be on CS. I'd like to experience it again. I'm a very independent, low-maintenance guest and appreciate the people I meet in CS--many of whom have become long lasting friends. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Hosted ( I stopped keeping track ) (These used to be links ) Maegen Arndis Dimitris & Stefanos Ofer Alper Konstantinos Danny Ivan Rachael & Elliott Bogna Mary Clare Chantal & Simon Spyro Jamie Allison & Becca Katie & Shira Mary Brianna Stella David Reinhard +2 Sana & Raluca Anna & Stirling Alex Alejandro & Matias Kristen Devon Hüma Remco Liesbeth Olivia Roseanne Farid Sanna Jordan Giuliano Amber Masha & Michael Timo Edwin Mani Eric Leen & Koen Vera Tyler (and later, Stella) & Justin Charmaine Gaïd Marisol & Amy Isa James, Esther & Mildred Sabine Florian Bia & Maira Kami Camille & Nolwenn Linda Tina Kostantin Ying & Nick Laura Daniel Andrew Dominic Viktorija Bas Turhan Autumn & Ben Hilde Christiano Eilen & Matias Laura Rebecca & Yovanna Georges-Michel & Friend Tim Jennifer Adéla #100 Gosia & Michiel Joanna & Sywia Martina Kim Zuli Tivi Anthony Edita Manuel Maria & Michał Irina & Sana Surfed ( I stopped keeping track ) Sharon Huntington Beach, California Brent Huntington Beach, California Jeff San Clemente, California Mariana Newport Beach, California Ivan Plovdiv, Bulgaria Vania Haskovo, Bulgaria Stella Plovdiv, Bulgaria Catherine Belgrade, Serbia Lela & Helena Belgrade, Serbia Sana & Raluca Bucharest, Romania Dimitris Thessaloniki, Greece Nevena Haskovo, Bulgaria Tye Burgas, Bulgaria Brianna Istanbul, Turkey Doro Brussels, Belgium Hester Amsterdam, Netherlands Marco Rotterdam, Netherlands Rob Best, Netherlands Liesbeth Antwerpen, Belgium Hogar Belgrade, Serbia Stefan & Dessi Varna, Bulgaria Kostantin Varna, Bulgaria Linda Haarlem, Netherlands Vanessa Athens, Greece Shora Eindhoven, Netherlands Georgi Devin, Bulgaria Julia Novosibirsk, Russia Dobrina Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Tyler & Stella Burgas, Bulgaria Cielka Eindhoven, Netherlands Aneta Thessaloniki, Greece Vasilis Thessaloniki, Greece Wadim and Mariola Krakow, Poland Bogna Warsaw, Poland Marina Kiev, Ukraine Isidora Belgrade, Serbia
Music, Movies, and Books
Music, movie, and book preferences change frequently. I like movies that make you think for a few days. I read mostly non-fiction, science, math, and philosophy - I like books that go deeper than surface level.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Ask me about that time I was locked in someone's basement or about the monkeys.
Teach, Learn, Share
If an Atom were enlarged to the size of a football stadium the nucleus would only be the size of a pea while the first electron cloud would circle the stadium. This means that more than 99% of an atom is empty space. It's nothing. Everything is made up of atoms. So everything is more than 99% nothing. Everything is mostly nothing (or at least non-physical). So what's the big deal in allowing yourself to talk about "mind" being a non-physical part of the brain? Are not the holes in swiss cheese separate but connected to the cheese itself? This is something I change my opinion on regularly.
My Interests
Most people who know me know that I'll talk about Bulgaria any chance I get.
