CURRENT MISSION

Make neat things

ABOUT ME

I study urban design at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). I think a lot about cities, buildings, public space, and technology.

I've been studying and teaching architecture for the past 5 years. I've been programming software for the past two years.

I lived in Barcelona last year, studying on a Fulbright Fellowship.

I'm originally from Santa Cruz, California, and spent some time doing community activism, organic agriculture, and construction before heading to college in San Francisco and Berkeley. I'm curious about everything.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy life. Be nice. Be curious.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed on a couple couches using this website, and they were both great experiences.

Interests

I love designing things, building stuff, cooking, running, bicycling, lifting weights, reading, learning, gardening.

• architecture
• design
• cooking
• running
• gardening
• technology
• reading
• agriculture
• software

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in Barcelona for about a year on a Fulbright Fellowship. It's an amazing city to see and even better to live in!

Another, also recent, was seeing some of the earliest known pieces of text at the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul. I can't believe I saw the first love letter ever written, which was over 4,000 years old.

Countries I’ve Visited

Israel, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States