CURRENT MISSION

Find out what I want to do with my life by spending some solo time abroad.

ABOUT ME

I am 23 (full adult, terrifying prospect) with no solid plans for the future. I spent the last four years studying at University in the States and am now looking for a job by traveling and seeing more of the world. I have applied to things like the Peace Corps and Foreign Service, in addition to private sector jobs abroad. I love meeting new people and my goal is to find a job that lets me meet people and spend time forging friendships. I am passionate about international development, human rights, finance and philosophy.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't think i agree with the whole, "Live every day like you might die tomorrow," because it is not a sustainable lifestyle. But I do think that one should try and experience as much as possible. I find myself in adulthood, looking back and wondering how much more I could have done, what else I could have seen and who else I could have met. I don't want to feel the same way when I turn 30. My goal is to have made a lasting impact on the lives of those I love and left the world a better place than when I arrived.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For the last two years I have been a member of the community but no one ever contacted me to stay on my couch in New Haven! I joined the two summers ago looking for places to stay in South Asia but was unsuccessful. I am couchless right now, but in the future will probably be living in the developing world and can't wait to offer travelers a place to stay.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never! Can't wait to try it out. I have tried to both couchsurf with others and encourage strangers to couchsurf with me but to no avail.

Interests

Human Rights, International Development/Finance, Politics, Public Health, Philosophy, History, the Dialectic

• human rights
• electronics
• politics
• traveling
• cars
• socializing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read anything and everything. I recently read The Architecture of Happiness, Persepolis, White Tiger, The Stranger, and Collapse. I enjoy most books that havewon the Man Booker award.

Music - My musical taste is a bit Philistinic I suppose. I enjoy whatever is playing on the radio. Laid back music is great but anything goes - rock, reggae hiphop etc.

Movies - Im a big fan of Danish movies (Brodre, After the Wedding, Black Book). But I see the Hollywood blockbusters and enjoy them as well.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked Mt. Elgon on the Ugandan side of the Uganda/Kenya border. It was a stunningly spiritual experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn how to be better with my hands. I am no good with cars, carpentry, electronics, etc. I have thought about spending a year working on housing projects in the American south to fix this. I also want to learn more about global finance and better understand risk.

I love to discuss the world. International politics is a passion and I keep up to date on current events at all time (I am glued to NYtimes.com constantly). I am pretty good with computers as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Bangladesh, Belize, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Ireland, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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