I'm an easy going, down to earth explorer of cultures, people, food, and knowledge. I believe that if a journey into any of these endeavors isn't filled with surprises, the unknown, and in some cases doesn't seriously invade your comfort zone, then you're doing something wrong.

I love everything about food - I love to make it, share it, eat it and talk about it - especially that which is unfamiliar.

My pursuit of knowledge has led me to become a scientist: my current project is trying to find a cure for HIV/AIDS.

My personal philosophy is that truly understanding your own beliefs and way of life is impossible until you've tried to experience someone else's.

Happiness for me comes from novelty and exploration (with interesting people).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people and share in their way of life

Interests

Traveling, cooking, good beer, meeting people, muay thai, tennis, soccer, science, learning languages, contemporary art, hosting parties.

• contemporary art
• cooking
• beer
• bbq
• traveling
• socializing
• languages
• science
• mma

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: powerful and borderline disturbing (Waltz with Bashir, Requiem for a Dream), beautifully shot (Amelie), anything foreign and independent.
MUSIC: house/euro pop (David Guetta, Ministry of Sound) indie (Bird and the Bee, Metric, yeah yeah yeahs).
BOOKS: Travel essays, anthropology/psychology of religion, history, some fiction. My favorite author is Ryszard Kapuscinski

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled Europe for nearly a year between university and graduate school with enough funds for half that time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Poland, United States

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