CURRENT MISSION

Explore, Meet New People, Learn.

ABOUT ME

I'm a 26 year old, who had previously been very shy, and never got out of the house. All that has changed, and I'm ready to meet EVERYONE and see EVERYTHING. I can talk about almost anything, and I am purportedly a great listener as well.

I'm currently struggling with the desire to live the 'American dream' having a house, wife, kids, steady boring job, etc. versus selling (almost) everything I have and travelling the world, working odd jobs and seeing the beauty this planet has to offer. I think CS will help me make my choice towards the latter.

I'm VERY new to CS, but am SO excited about it.

PHILOSOPHY

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” - Steve Jobs

"It is better to have your critics in your tent, pissing out. Than to have them outside, pissing in." - LBJ

"In desperate love, we always invent the characters of our partners, demanding that they be what we need of them, and then feeling devastated when they refuse to perform the role we created in the first place." - Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love.

"I didn't know that it was right to love her. I just loved her. " - Robert Redford

"The best part of believe, is the lie." - Fall Out Boy

"Keep your cards close to your heart." - Rebecca Morley

"The only place that were are safe from the dangers of love, is Hell." - C.S. Lewis

"A man doesnt go to a woman to find his strength, he goes to offer it."
-John Eldridge

"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

"If you worry, why pray? If you pray, why worry?" - Anonymous

"It's hard to wait around for something that may never happen. It's even harder to give it up. Especially when it's everything you've ever wanted."

"Any stimulus that provokes intellectual, inward consideration or reflection of an issue or idea is to the mind as exercise is to the body." - Andrew Singeltary

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have two couches and a spare room. I've never 'officially' hosted, nor 'officially' surfed via CS. But I've had plenty of friends/acquaintances surf with me, and I've crashed on many a couch. I love this concept and the structure CS has to offer!

I'd love to meet anyone and take them out on the town (I'm within 15 minutes of Downtown Houston, and know quite a bit of the sights!)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None officially, let's make that change!

Interests

Love, Design, Art, Conversations, Food, Motorcycles, People, Life, Cooking, Entrepreneurship, Listening, Trying new things, building, Dr. Pepper!

• arts
• culture
• performing arts
• design
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• exercise
• motorcycles
• traveling
• entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Life of Pi, Pi, Revolution, The Walking Dead, Arrow, Once Upon A Time...

Timothy Ferris, is my favorite author.

I listen to horrible 90's mainstream music. Help me. Haha - I know it's bad, but I've been hooked since I was a kid.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While in Kenya, I saw a lion sitting on a rock, and exclaimed "Simba!", shortly thereafter I saw a lion chase down, kill, and drag a baby buffalo (right in front of our safari van) into a thicket. That was intense.

I jumped off the tallest building in Vegas, the Stratosphere, (guides attached) - that was also intense.

When I was younger, the completely different culture and mindset of the population in India left me utterly changed concerning the gratitude I have for the life I live/have been given.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you computers.

You can show me how to cook.

I can tell you stories of the most embarrassing moments of my life. And possibly make some new ones.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Kenya, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States