I'm very calm and often quiet, but then occasionally I start singing 80's synthpop in a falsetto. I read a lot, mostly science fiction, and I enjoy writing also but seldom have time anymore. I get lost in thought very often, but I also like to share those thoughts in conversation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go...

It would also be nice to recapture some of the international flavor that was a big part of my life for a while. I studied abroad in high school and later attended graduate school in three countries.

Interests

• writing
• technology
• reading
• philosophy
• science fiction
• e-readers

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Blindsight (Peter Watts), Ender's Game, The Left Hand of Darkness

Music: Neutral Milk Hotel, The Zombies, Crystal Castles, Alphaville, The Magnetic Fields, Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen

Television (because TV is the new film!): Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley

Teach, Learn, Share

Some favorite quotes:

Revolution begins in the thinking mind. (Ursula K. LeGuin)

It is indeed absurd to look to reason for enlightenment, and yet to prescribe beforehand which side she must necessarily favor. (Immanuel Kant)

Even when they mastered the technology to choose their own nature, the precise set of traits they preserved was up to them. (Greg Egan)

Countries I’ve Visited

Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Romania, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Norway, Sweden, United States