CURRENT MISSION

Expand my mind, explore the world, meet new people!

ABOUT ME

Living in Boston, MA, USA and working towards my PhD in Neuroscience.

PHILOSOPHY

'What these people can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security", and in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.

'What does a person need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all - in the material sense. And we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade.

'The years thunder by, the dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it the tomb is sealed. Where then lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be; bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life...?

~excerpt from An Unexpected Light by Jason Elliot

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to meet new people, share experiences, food, languages, thoughts, ideas, and life! One of my favorite things is the diversity of people I know and consider my friends.

Interests

music, dancing, hiking, art, travel (obviously), reading....

• arts
• dancing
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• languages
• neuroscience

Music, Movies, and Books

As far as music, anything I like although I am partial to concerts in Symphony Hall Boston by the BSO and am learning to play Irish fiddle music. Movies - same thing, eclectic taste although some examples include "When Harry Met Sally", "Up", "The Motorcycle Diaries", "Pride and Prejudice" (BBC version), and "The Lives of Others". Books: it depends but currently into history books ("The Path Between the Seas") or books about Central or South America ("100 Years of Solitude")

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My WWOOFing experience in Costa Rica - really integrating into the community there, learning and growing and expanding my horizons!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Ecuador, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United Kingdom, United States

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