I (left) am a grad student living in Astoria, Queens with my boyfriend (right). I've been living in NYC (both Manhattan and Queens) for four years now and love to find new places to check out and people to meet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why let a perfectly good couch and an opportunity to make a connection go to waste?

Interests

My boyfriend and I are both on a city-wide gay kickball league and love to spend time with our teams! We also love drag shows and finding great bars/restaurants across the city.

• lgbt rights
• nightlife
• music
• kickball
• lgbt
• film

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't have as much time to read as I'd like, but I've been trying to read some Haruki Murakami recently. I'm also working on A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara and I love it!

Movie interests are wide and varied. My boyfriend and I both love art films and documentaries, and try to see all of the Best Picture Oscar nominees each year. If you want some movie theater recommendations in the city let me know!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got to attend a conference with 50 Nobel laureates to talk about chemistry for a week, though I spent most of the week too starstruck to ask questions :P

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you all about fruit fly genetics! Mitch will tell you all about his favorite sitcoms of the 80's and 90's.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany