CURRENT MISSION

becoming a better social scientist

ABOUT ME

Almost computer programmer turned sociologist, discovered a whole new side of life in college, a bit too passive sometimes, busy as hell this year, avoided subscribing to a PHD program two years in a row, willing to learn/read more, hoping not to get complacent.

PHILOSOPHY

Free information, free culture!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Will try to get a couch available soon, but first I have to convince my flatmate.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, but I have several friends with great experiences

Interests

Sociology, anthropology, politics, sports, PC Games, literature, movies

• culture
• literature
• design
• politics
• movies
• sports
• extreme sports
• anthropology
• science
• sociology
• software
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical sociological theory and research (Durkheim, Lazarsfeld), critical sociological theory (Adorno, Marcuse, Baudrillard, Wallerstein), postmodern sociological theory (Beck, Bauman, Inglehart), anthropological theory (Levi Strauss, Malinowski, Oscar Lewis), Freud, books with a sense of humour (J.K. Toole, J. Heller, K. Vonnegut, T. Pratchett), distopic fiction (1984, We, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World), Alice in Wonderland, Celine.

directors: Coen Bros, Cronenberg, Lars von Trier, Nolan

movies: Fight Club, American Beauty, Underground, The Usual Suspects, Oldboy, Zivot je Cudo, O Brother Where Art Thou, No country for Old Men, Videodrome

series: Riget, The Thick of It, Damages, The Wire, Lost

music: 70s & some 80s rock music - classic/hard/progressive (Zappa, Sabbath, Crimson, Purple, Floyd, Van der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, Maiden), heavy metal (Black Label Society, Monster Magnet), post rock, Romanian hip hop, balkan/gipsy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Danube Delta

Teach, Learn, Share

I know: statistics, sampling and survey design, photo manipulation, light programming
Would like to learn: extreme sports, more programming, intelligent graph design, database management