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Coral Springs, Florida, United States
@hot-and-sour-soup
Member since 2017
Hi, First l will let you know that if I have some hosts who are interested, I am willing to pay the $20 for verification. I want to leave a legacy, what Erik Erikson called generativity. At heart, I am a social entrepreneur (Ashoka's definition) in that I want to improve the world by improving productivity in various professions. I believe that scientific thinking and psychology are up to that task. I am a part-time graduate student finishing his PhD in Experimental Psychology. It's all done but the dissertation. I want to start a new life in Orlando while I finish up my degree at FAU. I work for rideshare company HOBO. They are launching soon in Orlando, Atlanta and other cities. As soon as they make money, I make money. The CEO of HOBO seems to want to launch in a matter of weeks. The iPhone apps are out, the Android apps are expected to come out in the first week of May. Untill then, I will look either for a job where I can live, such as a caregiver, or I shall begin my climb up the corporate ladder to show the world how profitable and practical learning the scientific process and psychology are. I intend to work with HOBO as a business as well as working a job.
Interested in Anime
Interested in Economic justice
Fluent in English
Fluent in Hungarian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
1. I am moving to Orlando from Coral Springs ASAP because my rideshare company, HOBO, is about to launch in Orlando. I am in charge of driver recruitment and management. I need to interview the drivers that have passed their background checks and finish their paperwork so they can drive on the first day. 2.&3. So once I am in Orlando, I know nothing of the area and I don't have any friends. I would like to spend a day or so as a guest of several hosts in the Orlando-Titusville area. This would also help me decide where to live in that huge metropolitan area. I will only stay more than a day if you ask me to.
Music, Movies, and Books
The bibliography of my psyche: Goulston, M. (2010). Just listen: Discover the secret to getting through to absolutely anyone. New York: AMACOM. Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational interviewing: Preparing people for change (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. Stone, D., Patton, B., & Heen, S. (1999). Difficult conversations: How to discuss what matters most. New York: Penguin. Sagan, C. (1996). The Demon-haunted world: Science as a candle in the dark. New York: Ballantine. Cromer, A, (1993). Uncommon sense: The heretical nature of science. New York: Oxford University Press. Cromer, A., (1997). Connected knowledge: Science, philosophy, and education. New York: Oxford University Press. Lehr, J., & Schwarz, T. (2003). The power of full engagement: Managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance and personal renewal. New York: Free Press. Bornstein, D. (2004). How to change the world: Social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas. New York: Oxford University Press. Patterson, K., Grenny, J., Maxfield, & D., McMillan, R. (2008). Influencer: The power to change anything. New York: McGraw-Hill. Norton, R., & Brenders, D. (1996). Communication and consequences: Laws of interaction. Mahwah, New Jersey: LEA.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I taught one semester of Psychology 101. It was a fantastic feeling to shape young minds. I created extra credit assignments that promoted critical thinking. I thought it would be a lot of work for them, but a lot of students did the assignments anyway.
Teach, Learn, Share
I am willing to teach everything I know to any student who is willing. My interests and bibliography should give you a good idea of what I can teach. I would like to learn the layout of the land in the Orlando-Titusville area. Because of NASA and the Airforce base, I imagine that the Space Coast would have a higher percentage of scientists and engineers than the general population. I would like to learn whether or not that is true. I am an enthusiastic conversationalist.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Conversation and friendship.
