CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the new and wildly unexpected path I find myself upon.

ABOUT ME

Twenty one years of age, at a stage in my life somewhere between college and (money permitting) more college. Math and CS major, dabbled in dance and martial arts for a while.

Um... living in Oregon for the moment, but was fortunate to grow up on family land in the hills of Kentucky- beautiful place, and we were lucky enough to land in a little pocket community that was amazing beyond words.

PHILOSOPHY

Transitional? I spent most of my life as a pure breed atheist, only to suddenly turn deist a few months back; a lot of my philosophies are still catching up. Only thing I can really say for sure is that I prefer questions to answers.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just started here after a friend of mine brought it up as a possibility for our trip to DC, but I've got more than one couch to spare for the cause- even an extra bed or two, as I've kinda inherited more property than I know what to do with.

Interests

Math, Computer Science, Movies, Martial Arts, Literature, Dancing, Anything Outdoors, Politics, Religion

• arts
• literature
• dancing
• politics
• movies
• outdoor activities
• atheism
• martial arts
• computer science
• mathematics
• religion
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Juno, Trainspotting, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Serenity
Music: Almost anything. Special props to Tracy Chapman, Nina Simone, Lupe Fiasco and Parliament
Books: Anything Terry Pratchett wrote, read or glanced at.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mathcamp. Not a lot of people like mathematics, so not a lot of people will understand this, but... five weeks learning some of the most elegant and beautiful things the field has to offer, surrounded by a hundred or so people who have an eye to appreciate it...

Teach, Learn, Share

For all of high school and most of college I was seriously dedicated to the study of mathematics, and I've picked up a few interesting things that are worth sharing- not even difficult things, at that (for some reason they hold back on a lot of the easy, cool stuff in mathematics and only show it to people who've already slogged through the tedious, difficult stuff.) On a similar vein, I know a fair amount about computer science that's pretty/elegant/sneaky, if anyone has an interest in such.

Beyond that, I don't have a lot of areas of knowledge where I really feel I can teach, but I'd be delighted to share on anything having to do with religion, philosophy or politics.

As far as learning goes, I'm an omnivore.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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