CURRENT MISSION

Sucking the marrow out of life, Oh Captain My Captain!

ABOUT ME

Hi there! This is tough to do but I will give a shot.

I love to travel. It has been a passion of mine for a long time. Over the last 8 years or so I have spent over 3 years total in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, India, Nepal, Kenya, Libya and Tunisia. Just recently I have graduated from the Monterey Institute of International Studies with a Master of Public Administration. Right now I am working with the Institute co-running the Mix-Methods Evaluation, Training and Analysis Lab (META Lab).

My hobbies are Argentine Tango, playing drums/percussion, soccer and beach bonfires. I'd have to say my favorite thing to do is sitting with a group of people exchanging stories over a beer.

Send me a message if you want to stop by for a coffee or are interested in hosting me on one of my adventures!

PHILOSOPHY

Life is what you make it. So go make it already.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Getting more involved slowly but surely!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I lived with a couchsurfing host in Jordan and we hosted many different travelers over a period of six months. It was a very rewarding experience for me and have wanted to become more involved ever since. My most recent experience was living with a Libyan man in January 2012, a few months after the fall of the regime.

Interests

Traveling, Music, Tango (I think I put it in the about me section, whoops).

• performing arts
• dancing
• tango
• beer
• coffee
• running
• traveling
• music
• drums
• soccer
• public administration
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Dead Poet's Society, Motorcycle Diaries, Lincoln, Snatch, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, the Other Guys, Greenstreet Hooligans, and many others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing I have seen/experienced recently was interviewing revolutionaries who overthrew Gaddafi in Libya during my trip to Libya in Jan 2012

Teach, Learn, Share

Experiences from living with Jordanian Bedouins, tango dancing, music performance, international development, program evaluation, social network analysis, and I have a mean electric slide routine.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Nepal, Palestine, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, India, Jordan, Kenya, United States