CURRENT MISSION

Graduate, get a job, continue travelling and meeting new people

ABOUT ME

I'm a student at Temple University in Philadelphia, originally from Lancaster. I really want to see as much of the world as I can while I'm still young and able to sleep anywhere and eat anything.
I think that Couchsurfing gives travelers a much more authentic and interesting experience than simply going to a city and buying a hotel room and a guide book. People are the origin of culture, and so I believe that people are far more important than any place could be.

PHILOSOPHY

To quote Gene Wilder, "Anything you want to, do it..."
Pensive inaction may lead to a great decision eventually, but fortune favors the bold! Learn from your mistakes and from those around you, and learn as you go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Dublin CS Monthly Party, MacTurcaills Bar January 2011
Dublin CS Monthly Party, MacTurcaills Bar February 2011
Surfed 2 days in Eindhoven (Klaas)
Surfed 3 days in Amsterdam (Philip)
Surfed 1 day in Brussels (Etienne)
Surfed 2 days in Ghent (Isabel)
Surfed 1 day in Bruges (David)
Surfed 5 days in Barcelona (Jonathan and Stephanie)
Surfed 4 days in London (Allison)
Surfed 5 days in Paris (Pablo, Samir, and Zsolt)
Hosted 10 days in Dublin (Allison, Dan, Gaby)

More to come...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

visited 14 states (6.22%)Create your own visited map of The World

Interests

Traveling, photography, web design, cooking (beginner), music, all things Apple, an interesting book (my tolerance is low and biased, but improving), and just generally trying new things - especially new foods!

• culture
• books
• design
• photography
• cooking
• partying
• chess
• traveling
• music
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Leon The Professional, In Bruges, Boy A, Airplane, The Social Network, Casablanca, Ikigami, Pulp Fiction, Singin in the Rain, Spirited Away, The Man From Earth, Naked Gun series, The Truman Show, The Usual Suspects
Music: Fleetwood Mac, Animal Collective, The Beatles, Radiohead, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Queens of the Stone Age, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, The Smiths, Incubus

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Walked from the Arc de Triumf (in Barcelona) to the top of the hill by Parc Güell and listened to the city
-Eaten a Belgian waffle
-Been beaten in four consecutive games of Uno by a nine year old
-Had a 6 course meal, followed by a Pim Pam burger

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a bit about web design, the basics of photography, how to play chess, how to bake Creme de Menthe brownies, and how to pour the perfect pint of Guinness!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States

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