CURRENT MISSION

To get beyond the stereotypes

ABOUT ME

I'm very relaxed, friendly, and outgoing. I'm currently working on my second bachelor's degree in Physics (with an emphasis on Medical Physics) from the University of Utah. I like to think I'm funny and interesting (but remember, I'm a physicist ;) The first bachelors degree is in Spanish and was obtained somewhat accidentally as I took "easy" Spanish classes to offset the other hard science classes in my schedule. I've spent a couple of summers trucking around South America; I'm really interested in history, and discovering the cultural nuances of different places: who people are and how they think. I'm an expert fly fisherman (even held a job for the State of Utah teaching people how to fish...unfortunately it didn't pay very well). I'm pretty easy to get along with, and I'm Mormon, so I don't drink, smoke, murder, etc. (but don't have a problem with people who do--except the murder part) I just like seeing the sites, meeting people, and learning about their experiences, community, and perspectives.

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind. Everyone is fighting a harder battle

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just got registered for the CS project, but I'm looking to surf some couches soon.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None

Interests

Interested in fishing, sites, history, food, language, and in not getting mugged.

• fish
• culture
• dining
• drinking
• flying
• socializing
• fishing
• history
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read - Lord of the Rings is my favorite trilogy (yes, I'm kind of a geek). I spend a lot of time playing computer games (between studies, of course) and I love movies - you know, the ones that you have to watch five times to finally "get".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to Machu Piccu last summer

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I can teach a whole bunch of really cool physics principles, and would be more than happy to set up a demonstration at anyone's house if they could arrange to have a very large electro-magnet and a few dozen empty aluminum cans :) Seriously though, I love to talk philosophy, culture, spanish... anything. I've been to south America and have some great stories to tell.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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