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New York, New York, United States
@JRISING
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION To become a better citizen of the world. ABOUT ME I'm a student of life, always interested in meeting new people and having unique experiences. I love travel-- alone, in groups, where I live, and where I've never heard of. After 8 years in Cambridge, MA, and a couple years on the road (Brazil, Europle, and Washington, DC), I've come to NYC to study sustainable development! PHILOSOPHY My personal philosophy is too big, and too swiftly changing, to fit in this margin. I strive to better understand myself and the world, to commune with the gods and the sciences that affect our lives, and to explore new diversity in and better appreciation for everything I encounter.
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning Portuguese
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING After a great couchsurfing experience, I want to give the same courtesy to my guests and continue to experience new cultures through their couches! I have hosted several people and participated in couchsurfing communities. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I started hosting a couple of a friend's couchsurfers, before I'd even signed up on the site. In Argentina and Brazil, I stayed on the couches of very nice people, and I hope to do more of it!
Music, Movies, and Books
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Waking Life, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Pink Floyd, Manhattan, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robbers on High Street, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Art of Possiblity
Teach, Learn, Share
I enjoy teaching many academic subjects (in math, engineering, science, philosophy), and a random assortment of skills (chainmail, some dance, cooking).
My Interests
People, philosophy, music, love, psychology, experimentation, personal art, programming, and much more.
