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Overview

  • 22 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hebrew (modern)
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Researcher at Harvard
  • BA in Political Science
  • From NJ, USA
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About Me

I really really love meeting new people. I'm currently working as a security analyst at a risk consultancy. I'm pretty friendly and outgoing. I'm usually down to go have fun in Tel Aviv, but I also love hanging in and having nice discussions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Contribute to the community in any way I can. I've been very blessed to have been able to meet such great people all around the world with this thing.

Interests

International Relations, History, Chess, BP Debate (also, friendly casual discussion), Burning Man

  • dining
  • politics
  • chess
  • history
  • international relations

Music, Movies, and Books

American Psycho, Pan's Labyrinth, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Dark Knight, Super Troopers, City of God, the Good the Bad and the Ugly, Fight Club, Blow, V for Vendetta, The Fountain

The Decemberists, Regina Spektor, Queen, Röyksopp, Explosions in the Sky, The Band, Sigur Ros, Sublime, Air, Nina Simone, David Bowie, Seu Jorge

Picture of Dorian Gray, Shooting an Elephant, The Brothers Karamazov, Heart of Darkness, The Stranger, Breakfast of Champions, Slaughterhouse Five, A farewell to Arms, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once came in second at a Buffalo wing eating contest. 57 wings in an hour. Greatest achievement of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love politics, so I'd have plenty to discuss with people that are also into it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Positive energy and good-natured curiosity

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States

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