Hey! I'm originally from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota, U.S.A. Over the past 8 or so years I have lived in Wisconsin and Colorado for school and work. My work has been in energy and education. I'm new to the couchsurfing thing but have heard great things from friends who have used it. I hope to meet some of you as I ride around Europe on my bike this summer before I head back to graduate school! I'm super excited to tour through France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and the Czech Republic. I've spent time around Europe but never in these places. For fun, I like biking (obviously), playing/listening to music, sports (basketball, hockey, american football), and hanging out with friends. Otherwise, I'm interested in food/drinks/cooking, cheese, hot sauce, music, big cities, economics, math, business, coming up with start-up ideas, international politics and learning new things.

I'll be in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the next couple of years going to school and then plan to move to New York City. I hope that I can meet up/host with you sometime in any of those places. I also have a lake house in northern Minnesota which is very nice. We've hosted a number of foreign exchange students (from France, Norway, Bulgaria, Japan, Argentina) and make a point to bring them and their families there.

Interests

• culture
• education
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• drinking
• politics
• music
• cycling
• sports
• basketball
• american football
• soccer
• hockey
• business
• economics
• teaching
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

- Currently, I listen to a lot of electronic music. I listen to lots of music in general.
- I read non-fiction (and textbooks).
- I like dramas.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Hiked to the top of mount Triglav in the Slovenian Alps two years ago!

What I Can Share with Hosts

- American culture. Business/finance and global economics. Energy. Education policy. Music.

- Places to stay in Michigan, Minneapolis, northern Minnesota, and NYC in a couple of years. Connections in other places in the US.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, England, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States