I grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh then lived in the city during and after college. I also spent a year living in Philadelphia, so feel free to ask me for Ben Franklin fun facts. (He holds a patent for using a dog as a hat!) I'm a software engineer working on artificial intelligence that hopefully won't take over my job.

I'm on the quiet side, but I'm pretty good at listening. I can usually recommend interesting things people like. I enjoy seeing all the different things we take for granted living in the same place like how milk comes in a bag in Canada.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to learn about all the cool things that you can only know about by living in a place for extended periods of time

Interests

Wandering about, urban exploring, finding all the hidden quiet spaces in cities.
Concerts, breakfast buffets, flea markets, libraries, board games, other peoples' local beer, falafel.

• dogs
• concerts
• breakfast
• beer
• board games
• bouldering
• karaoke
• engineering
• software
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books that build entire worlds in a few sentences.
Kafka, Borges, Saunders, Clowes, Cortazar, Portis.

Slow movies where nothing much happens in a fascinating way. Le Samouraï, Red Desert, Meek's Cutoff, The Man Who Wasn't There, Fishing With John.

Yo La Tengo, Drive-by Truckers, Townes Van Zandt, The Mountain Goats, The Feelies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Escaped a giant Indiana Jones boulder (maybe just a giant beach ball) while collecting priceless artifacts (maybe just plastic cones).

Did karaoke on stage with a real life Skeletor, and was even weird enough to get an encore.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm super into board games. I never leave home without a small stash of games to teach and play with the people I meet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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