**Currently road tripping with my girlfriend down to Austin, TX where we are moving**

Terminally adventurous. Fond of having a good time. Enjoy going to live music and eating weird foods.

My personal philosophy is constantly changing, but if I had to sum it up it would sound like these two Kurt Vonnegut quotes:

"Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies. God damn it, you've got to be kind."

"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"

Puedo hablar Espanol bastante bien pero todavia co'mo un gringo. Quiero practicar!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Traveling and meeting people. Currently traveling so I'd love to meet up with you!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Did it once outside of Venice, Italy,, met some of the best people I've ever come into contact with, so I'm just trying to pass the good experiences forward.

Interests

Trekking, live music, learning new languages, meeting new people, learning to cook, trading stories, drinking good beer, window shopping, pretending I know where I'm going

• writing
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• shopping
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Wu-Tang Clan, Arcade Fire, Air, Geto Boys, Royksopp

Movies: Royal Tenenbaums, City of God, Hot Rod, No Country For Old Men

Books: The Savage Detectives, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Catch 22, Slaughterhouse-5, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in the woods of New Hampshire for 6 weeks without internet, phone, or recorded music with 52 other weirdos. Hiked mountains, cooked quinoa, wrote poetry.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about Detroit, tell you a lot about American politics if you're interested, teach you Spanish, help you achieve Bodhisattva in mere hours

Very interested in learning about traditional music, new food, and the politics of your country/area

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, chores, book recommendations, and great hikes

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States