Life has been interesting.

NYC --> Houston --> Seattle --> Taipei --> Bangalore ---> Berlin (I'm going to be here for while)

I currently live in north Berlin with my wife and son (born Nov. 21, 2021).

Professionally, I split my time between teaching English (often as a dialect coach for European singers nailing down their American accents) and teaching combat sports like boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and Jiu Jitsu.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As much as I like rocks, monuments, and museums, meeting people truly fills me with joy. Let me know if I can bring you anything from Germany!

Interests

Entrepreneurship, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/MMA, Writing, Guitar, video games, board games (Risk, Catan, Cards against Humanity), Languages, meeting new people, and talking trash during foosball.

• writing
• singing
• dancing
• video games
• board games
• guitar
• jiu jitsu
• business
• entrepreneurship
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

|Music: Ratatat, Sinatra, Disney Soundtracks, lately 20syl

|Books: Gladwell, Freakonomics, most pop-science, Xenophon's Anabasis

|Movies: Good Will Hunting, Up, Tropic Thunder, Coco, Das Boot

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught English in a favela during a police drug raid. The kids were fine.

Teach, Learn, Share

Self-Defense, Guitar, Linguistics, Writing, Basic Sports Massage (Trigger Point Therapy)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A network of awesome friends around the world. Incisive questions. Dosa recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, India, Taiwan, United States