My name is Jordan and I am currently a graduate student at the University of Maryland, with a focus in International Development. Previously, I worked as a Primary School Teacher in North West Uganda for the 2 years. I come from the South Carolina in the US, and hopefully I can embody all of the positives of southern hospitality and at least some of the charm.

I went to university between 2011 - 2014 and graduated with my Major in History and Minor in Philosophy and am fascinated with how peoples and cultures interact, evolve, and develop based upon their shared and different histories and stories.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To travel and meet people in new places, in a new environment, and in a much more authentic atmosphere then you can find in tourist traps and big hotels.

Interests

• culture
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• rugby
• sustainable development

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ; Les Miserable ; The Stranger ; The Kite Runner ; The Old Man and the Sea ; Fahrenheit 451 ; The Road The Boer War ; The Scramble for Africa ; The White Nile ; The Blue Nile ; Segu ; Things Fall Apart ; King Leopold's Ghost ; Great Expectations ; A Tale of Two Cities ; The Scarlet Letter ; A Different Mirror ; The Gold Finch ; Magic Mountain ; Frankenstein ; Catch 22 ; To Kill a Mockingbird ; The Poisonwood Bible ; The Sunset Limited ; A Raisin in the Sun and others.....

Favorite Music: too all over the place to really be coherent

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I slept in a krall of the Karamojong nomadic peoples of North East Uganda where we danced, sang, sat around the fire listening to stories (thankfully translated for me) while drinking local brew before falling asleep with the clan in the open around the fire and under the stars.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Along with stories, interests, and adventures, I am always willing to share and pick up some food and / or drinks

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Uganda, United States