ABOUT ME

I'm pretty easygoing. I like to explore new places and meet new people in those places. I like to get a feel for what living in a certain place is like by hanging out with folks who live there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to this, but I have a number of friends who have couch surfed pretty extensively, and have always enjoyed getting to know the folks they've hosted.

Interests

Mountain biking, playing music (guitar, bass, mandolin), reading about history and philosophy

• reading
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Outer Dark and Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Just about anything by Vonnegut, The Brothers Karamazov, nonifiction books on early polar exploration (e.g., The Last Place on Earth)
Movies: The Big Lebowski, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Life Aquatic
Music: Too much to list. Favorite band: Primus

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked through the the first half of the Smokie Mountains on the Appalachian Trail in two and a half days. Best experience ever, bear encounters and all.