CURRENT MISSION

Live and learn, or die stupid

ABOUT ME
I just recently looked at couchsurfing/my profile for the first time in almost a decade; not much has changed! I’d like to think I have...

I want to travel before I get caught up in a real job.. the world is a big place... travel is more or less my life now, so i'll probably never get a real job

PHILOSOPHY

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not why ships are built

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Talk as well as listen, listen as well as laugh. I’ve been off the couchsurfing scene for almost a decade now, however I think I’m ready to dive back in again....

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Greece, Denver, Japan, Turkey, Belgium, Germany, Australia (lots)
I once lent a random guy my hammock as he had managed to make it all the way to the mountains without a tent... It was returned wrapped up with a bottle of Jim Beam, what a nice lil surprise whiskey blanket the next time I went camping!
My town isn't really classified as a travelers destination, but if people come Im willing to entertain if I’m around!

Interests

Mountains, Street Food, Burning Man, Nowhere, Foreigners, Chianti and a good Pinot Noir, Graffiti, Camping, Craft Beer, Street Art, Zanzibar, Fair Trade, Ethiopia and King Solomon's mines, Refugees, Sleeping, Beşiktaş, FARC, Kosovo, Iceland, Benazir Bhutto (RIP), Brazil, hitch-hiking, Cuba, Istanbul, Iran, Transdeister, Microfinance, Jamaica and Liberia, Madagascar, FC Barcelona, Sapporo, Palestine, Alaska, Machu Picchu, The Sinai Peninsula, War and Peace, the Love Parade, Ronaldinho, Ziggy Stardust, Van life

• arts
• culture
• street art
• dancing
• red wine
• politics
• traveling
• live music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• hitchhiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Thomas Friedman, Muhammed Yunis, Khaled Hosseini, Tom Wolfe, Tahir Shah, George Orwell, Hunter S. Thompson, Irvine Welsh, God is not Great, Shantaram, Heart & the Fist.. anything on my Kindle!
Steely Dan, David Bowie, Widespread Panic. Anything funky, with brass or anything electronic swing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Black Rock City, Granada, making street art in Berlin, hanging out with orphans in Cambodia, teaching Dalit in India, traveling with street artists across South America, an ice cream motorbike complete with music in the highlands of Bali , Dancing to live music

Teach, Learn, Share

"People who should be shot: Fascist thugs, religious fundamentalists, people who write lists telling you who should be shot."-Banksy

The lighter the load, the greater the freedom

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love talking about the world, and learning about it from every point of view. Some of the best nights of my life involve sitting outside at a strangers under the stars, drinking red wine and discussing the places we call home. Not a night goes by when I don’t consider becoming a complete nomad...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, United States