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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, German, Romanian; learning Ancient Greek, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • doctoral student
  • University of Chicago
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To drink a local beer in all the nations of the Earth.

ABOUT ME

I read books and I brew beer.

PHILOSOPHY

It's not an adventure until you ask yourself, "What am I doing here?".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet great people in places I've never been to.

Interests

Literature, brewing beer, philosophy

  • literature
  • poetry
  • cooking
  • beer
  • traveling
  • homebrewing
  • cycling
  • history
  • tv shows
  • local history
  • foreign languages
  • weightlifting
  • ancient cultures
  • bread baking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: Casablanca
Book: Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've taught 2nd grade.

Teach, Learn, Share

I worked for four years as an English-as-a-Second-Language teacher.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge of the history of poetry and philosophy; an enthusiasm for alcoholic beverages; a flexible traveler.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United States

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