CURRENT MISSION

Balance my goals of studying chemistry to solve pollution problems and meditation to solve my own mind pollution

ABOUT ME

Just finished my PhD in Chemistry, taking a short "break" (working part time) before I hit the grind stone again.

I love meditation, cooking (especially vegetarian, but my diet adjusts to circumstance), and dancing. Animal friendly, and well friendly in general. I love nature, walking in the woods, climbing trees, etc. Generally I am pretty easy to get along with, and never have made any enemies with the people I lived with. Well at least since I was annoying brother as a teenager, but my sister has forgiven me since then.

Over the past four years I have practiced, performed and taught improvisational dance with Griff Goehring and colleagues through a grant from the Barbara Mettler Trust. I have also designed his own curriculum and taught ecology, chemistry and naturalist studies to children as a camp director for Dandelions Summer Camp in New Hampshire (2009) and as a science teacher for Eden Village Summer Camp (2011). Other jobs include work as a farm apprentice, personal support worker for a child with autism and interim lab technician at Hampshire College.

I lived in India for 8 months where I was studying pollution from major industries, and my hope is to work on environmental issues in developing nations in the future. Speak a tiny bit of Hindi and Spanish and willing to learn more.

PHILOSOPHY

Vipassana: http://www.dhamma.org/

Generally I think any beliefs are only as valuable as they can serve me to overcome my negative habits and strengthen my virtues. Generally I strive to be in the moment, have loving kindness towards all around me, and dissolve all judgements and predispositions that lead to separation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Im new to this. Mostly looking for couches, floors, or some kind of roof, or maybe even grass to lay my tent when I travel to cut costs and meet cool people. If I'm ever living with a place to offer I'm down to share. I'll tots give you a tour of NYC, Amherst, MA, or any other place if you would like.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

While I can swim well, I've still had trouble keeping couches afloat long enough to catch the next wave.

Interests

Cooking, sciencing, meditating, dancing, singing, tree climbing, nature anythinging, group arting, etc.

• animals
• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• traveling
• camping
• swimming
• chemistry
• ecology
• teaching
• science
• spirituality
• environmentalism
• singing in the car

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
Chemistry
Computer Science
Dance

I can share:
meditation

I like to learn

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll cook for you, sing for you, drive you around in my rental, garden and weed your garden, move stuff

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, India, South Africa, Swaziland

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States