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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Enjoy your time & work hard for the things that matter.
ABOUT ME
I moved back to Upstate NY a couple of years ago after working in agricultural micro-finance in western Kenya, and foreign policy research in Philadelphia. I'm now a graduate student in Science & Technology Studies (which is kind of like the social studies of science). My research concerns community based program evaluation and agricultural biotechnology. Outside of that, I coordinate an Environmental Living & Learning Community for university students and take my free time to bike/kayak around, do photography and generally be involved in the community.
PHILOSOPHY
Enjoy your time & work hard for the things that matter.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I host with my partner David Bissember (who can also be found on CS as: TWINDAVE).
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've couch surfed and hosted (though that won't show up here as the official record is on my housemates' CS accounts).
Interests
I love to travel and be outdoors; hike, kayak etc. But I also really geek out about film & photography.
- photography
- marathon
- technology
- traveling
- outdoor activities
- cycling
- hiking
- kayaking
- science
Music, Movies, and Books
To Kill a Mockingbird, followed closely by Where the Wild Things Are.
Also, I'm kind of obsessed with listening to NPR.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Ran the Maasia Mara Half Marathon (with wildebeests!), though I have to admit I ran it quite poorly as I was just getting over typhoid :/
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada, Japan, Mexico, Uganda
Countries I’ve Lived In
Kenya, Peru, Tanzania