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Ferndale, Michigan, United States
@GPOMPILIUS
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION Learning about the world ABOUT ME I'm a recent college graduate with a strong interest in language documentation of endangered languages. I believe that every culture and lifestyle is valuable and an integral component of our universe. Bearing this in mind, I hope to live by exposing myself to multiple paths in live, and learning from them. PHILOSOPHY Be persistent and accomplish what you envision.
Interested in Animals
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning German
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I have been hosted, and each experience was unique and interesting. I would also like to host travelers, but have not yet had the opportunity. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE For me it's been a very interesting way to travel and experience the world.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: The Holy Mountain, The Bothersome Man, Noí Albinoí, Herzog & Kinski movies, Die Band von Nebenan, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Dumb & Dumber Music: Jorge Ben, Arthur Verocai, Tinarawen, The Beatles, J. Dilla, Madlib, John Coltrane, Arvo Pärt, White Stripes, Ralph Stanley, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Blind Willie McTell, Tuvan throat singing, Gilberto Gil, anything interesting. Books: The Seven Storey Mountain, Saving the Appearances, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Tao Te Ching, Grimm's fairy tales.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I stayed on a farm in rural Romania for a week and ate cow-stomach soup and the strongest schnapps I've ever had for basically every meal and barely managed to communicate with my hosts who spoke very little English.
Teach, Learn, Share
I research and write about indigenous languages. I'm particularly interested in the field of pragmatics and metalinguistics.
My Interests
Linguistics, anthropology, Cycling, soccer, animals, reading, music, film, art, German, Iceland, remote islands in general.
