I was born in a tiny town in eastern Wyoming, USA, but grew up in the suburbs of northwest Houston. Right now I'm in graduate school, researching desalination. I am easy-going, somewhat quiet, and somewhat goofy.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people and having interesting conversations, I love traveling, and I don't like hotels.

兴趣

• singing
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• wrestling
• religion
• mountain biking
• adventure
• meeting people
• ultimate frisbee
• habitat for humanity
• hospitality
• geocaching
• research
• maps
• campfires
• orienteering
• fireworks
• target shooting
• fixing stuff
• remodeling houses
• working in the lab
• humanitarian engineering
• riding the bus
• fixing my car
• learning cool stuff

音乐、电影和书籍

Music:
Ricky Scaggs, Adiemus, Enya, Beautiful Eulogy, Andrew Peterson, Mannheim Steamroller, Citizens, The Chieftains, Piano Guys, Howard Shore/Lord of the Rings, Blue Highway, Enya, Celtic Thunder, Jackie Hill Perry, Hans Zimmer/Gladiator, The Gray Havens, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Survivor/Eye of the Tiger, Disturbed/Sound of Silence, Trip Lee, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Handel, Bach, Kapsberger, Erik Mongrain, Tommy Emmanuel, Kevin Bluemel, Blackmore's Night, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Two Steps from Hell, John Murphy/Adagio in D Minor, Celtic Woman

Movies:
Shawshank Redemption, Dark Knight Trilogy, Schindler's List, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Inception, Up, Inside Out, Room, Warrior, A Beautiful Mind, Meru, Undefeated, Hotel Rwanda, Bourne Trilogy, The Truman Show, The Martian, Rudy, Boyhood, Apollo 13, Spiderman, Ratatouille, Blackhawk Down, Slumdog Millionaire, The Giver, Chariots of Fire, Child 44, United 93

Books:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Mortification of Sin, The Holiness of God, Wingfeather Saga, Pilgrim's Progress, The Screwtape Letters

教，学，和分享

Teaching:
-I like teaching English - currently I meet with an ESL student about once a week to help him with his English.
-Basic guitar and piano
-Topics related to math/science/engineering

Learning:
-I'm glad for opportunities to practice my Spanish. It'd be really cool to learn Arabic too, but I only know about four words.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Conversation! I'm always happy to get to know someone new, and I don't mind thoughtful discussions about religion, politics, or other controversial topics (actually those are some of the most fun topics!).

I can also help with chores or stuff around the house while I'm staying with you. I have a lot of remodeling experience.

我游览过的国家

Canada, Mexico, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Zambia

我居住过的国家

United States