(Disclaimer: "fluent" in German is a bit of a stretch!)

I'm originally from Indiana, did my undergrad in Texas and Pittsburgh, and originally moved to California the first time for grad school at UC Irvine. (Back the. I was doing a joint JD/PhD in law and philosophy.)

These days, I'm getting ready to start grad school yet again. This time around, I'll be doing a Masters in Financial Engineering at USC.

So now, after spending the past year back home in Indiana and traveling all throughout the US, I recently came back to SoCal to get myself all situated and what-not.

Also: I'm a teacher/tutor, primarily for the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT exams, but also for various other math, finance, and MBA classes . So —invariably! — I end up racking up tons of mileage driving all throughout the LA/OC area to meet with my students and clients.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Just moved back to the LA/OC area, and I have to wait a week or two before I can move into my sublet.

Also, I don't know how widespread "Verification" is on this app. I just joined so I haven't done that yet, but I'm happy to "verify" who I am and my (relative) sanity through FB or various other means that don't cost $20 🤓

Interests

Philosophy, Math, History, Psychology, and Finance

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Guns 'n Roses, Elliott Smith, Massive Attack

Movies: All the Bourne movies, almost anything by Marvel Studios, the Dark Knight trilogy, Awakenings, The Irrational Man, Sense & Sensibility, and the original Matrix

Books: Anything by Kant, Aristotle, Schopenhauer, Plato, Nietzsche, or Aquinas (sorry, former philosophy grad student here!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I've dropped out of grad school ... twice! Does that count?! 😝