I like cider brewing (it's really easy and delicious), ambient noises, communication, dumpster diving, consensus-based decision processes, skiing, and cooking.

I study applied mathematics for a living. This means I get to dabble in many subjects, which makes me feel like I don't know anything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because all the cool people are doing it! Actually. I have met some ridiculously enriching people on here.

Interests

Skiing, beekeeping, science-ing, hiking, camping, cycling, philosophizing, food-ing, poetry-ing, gerund-ing.

• poetry
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• politics
• dumpster diving
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• skiing
• engineering
• mathematics
• physics
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

I <3 minimal and deep techno and house. <3<3<3

Favorite contemporary fiddler: Chance McCoy.

Ridiculously artful variations on a theme: The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, Milan Kundera.

Deep-as-hell novel about life, the universe, and everything: The Lost Steps, Alejo Carpentier.

One of the most accessible and moving poetry titles I ever read: Spring Poems by the Rio Grande, Jimmy Santiago Baca.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I helped start a labor union.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching math and physics, and find it especially rewarding to help kids see beauty in math. I have a couple years' experience keeping bees and know how to maintain cast iron cookware. I would really love to learn some German and Icelandic. Even after years of school, the only thing I can do exceptionally well is washing dishes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great food and better music ‎🎶

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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