CURRENT MISSION

finding a mission! also doing good work and meeting great people.

ABOUT ME

Ever since I lived in the co-ops in college, I've been all about living, traveling and connecting with big motley gangs of friendly strangers. I've had many an adventure with folks around the world, and I'm always happy to meet new friends.

PHILOSOPHY

Nice isn't boring.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hey! I'm new here, and unfortunately, I live in a studio apartment and have no couch, so I can't host. :( I am good for a drink and advice for how to get around DC, though! Send me a message any time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new here, so nothing on couchsurfing.com yet, but I've certainly had fantastic couch surfing experiences out in the wild. Probably the best one was the two months I spent with the wonderful, wonderful Nubi in Venezuela... and the most adventurous was the week I spent with the fantastic Natalia who I met in San Diego and hosted in Oakland. Or maybe it was hanging with my wonderful Thai monk friend in India and Bangkok... the list goes on.

Interests

Enchiladas (esp with tomatillo sauce), mostly vegetarian eating (but still eating meat as a treat), rare steak (see the previous item), cake, pie, ice cream, pad see ew, tikka masala, veggie sandwiches, the flaky kind of parathas that taste like Pillsbury biscuits, Pillsbury biscuits, tom ka gai, mashed potatoes, smoothies, milk shakes, things without shittake mushrooms in them, gelato, strawberries, raspberries, New York City

• writing
• vegetarian
• drinking
• traveling
• surfing
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Lives of Others, The Apartment, Donnie Darko, Far From Heaven, Brokeback Mountain...
Books: The Things They Carried, A Christmas Memory and the Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
TV shows: The Wire, Arrested Development, True Blood (guilty pleasure) :)
Music: 60s soul, fun rousing music like the Pogues, Devotchka, Tom Waits ('80s era), Elvis Costello, indie music that's catchy and not too discordant, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

New York City

Teach, Learn, Share

Hmm... will have to think about this one. I can teach you how to use audio editing software and perhaps video editing software. I'm also a good editor if you have some writing you need looked at.

Countries I’ve Visited

Spain, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Ireland, United States