I'm from Orlando, FL, home of Didney Whirl and my second favorite hockey team, the Solar Bears. I'm laid back, which I demonstrated by taking nearly 7 years to finish college. I've had all kinds of jobs, ranging from electrician to digital content writer.

I lived in Kaohsiung and Taipei, Taiwan for about 20 months. It was the most influential experience of my life.

I'm studying for my master's in Germany now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I wanna meet people.

Why I joined follows:
I decided staying at my place of employment was futile to my career, so I quit, packed my stuff in the back of a SUV and started driving across the country. I left Orlando on January 7th and I've been taking my sweet time getting to the west coast so as to take in all this glorious country has to offer.

The only thing this trip is missing is meeting cool people along the way and having occasional access to a shower.

If you're willing to let me shack up, I'll pay it forward with chores and funny stories.

Interests

• writing
• coffee
• comics
• survival
• guitar
• hockey

Music, Movies, and Books

Music (with great variance, but mostly love for punk rock): Dillinger Four, NOFX, Weezer, Descendents, Pixies, Against Me!, Joan Jett, Blondie, Stevie Wonder, Queen, The Who, Ace of Base, and select hip hop, ska, reggae and folk songs.

Movies: Anything Tarantino or Wes Anderson, Star Wars, and a grudging affection for movies in the ilk of Eternal Sunshine

Books: Ron Currie Jr., Plath, Vonnegut, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Nick Hornby, Richard Yates

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I quit my job to live in a Jeep and drive around the United States.

Teach, Learn, Share

My grammar is impeccable.
I know some German and Chinese.
I can play you songs on my guitar (but I won't subject you to it unless you ask).
Physical labor comes second nature to me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Taiwan