CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy and Explore

ABOUT ME

I'm an adventurous, yet responsible guy who worked hard through Uni to save up money to travel the world, is finally getting to do it! I am looking forward to leaving my comfort zone, learning things I didn't know I didn't know, and enjoying my time on this awesome planet.

I grew up in countryside, near the mountains in Central Virginia. And because of this, I'm always more relaxed outdoors, and will go for a hike anytime. After I finished my university studies I started to travel with the intention of just spending one year and then getting a job. That was more than one year ago :) *2018 Update - 2 years of travel, followed my 3 years of work, followed by 1 year of travel, getting to the end of that year now...

I'm a very easy going guy that enjoys having fun spontaneous adventures. I enjoying going out, but I will take having a conversation over a few beers over going clubbing every time. I'm not a quiet person but I don't talk for the sake of talking.

PHILOSOPHY

Do the right thing.

Life is short, make the most of it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed all over the world and have had an amazing experience so far. I've only been able to a host a few people (not many people come to my area) but I've enjoyed them all. Been able to do several second meetups with people I've met through CS including a month long US roadtrip with a guy that hosted me in Austria, was able to surf in Belgium with couchsurfer I hosted, and celebrating Chinese New Year in Malaysia with a girl that hosted me in Australia.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed several times on my world trip so far and each time has been fun, positive, but still a very unique. Everything has turned out better than I thought, and I am continuously and pleasantly surprised with my experiences along the road.

Interests

Too many to count but here a just a few highlights
Nature-I like trees, mountains, animals, wind, some rocks are nice too
Photography-My avenue to be creative and I'll stay in one place for as long as needed getting a shot right
Travel-The only thing I know I want to be doing
Sports-Football (not the american one), Tennis, Running, and I'm more than willing to play any sport, I love to be active!
Good Discussions-I love to think, and thoroughly enjoy any opportunity to have a discussion that challenges me to think differently. Some of my best couchsurfing experiences have been nothing more than just staying up late talking about awesome topics like trying to comprehend infinite time.
Board Games-I will play any game, anytime, anywhere. I may be a little competitive from time to time. Please introduce me to your favorite game! Favorite game at the moment: Settlers of Catan

• animals
• photography
• beer
• running
• board games
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• hunting
• scuba diving
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• tourism
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books-Yes! I love to read, and would love suggestions on what to read next! Here are some of my favorites: The Way of Kings, Speaker for the Dead, The Great Railway Bazaar, Bury My Heart At Wounder Knee
Series that I've enjoyed: Stormlight Archive, Harry Potter, Milennium Trilogy, Hunger Games, Sword of Truth, Redwall, Dan Brown's Robert Langdon series, currently reading the Wheel of Time.

Music-Movie Scores/Soundtracks, Alternative/Indie, really I can like anything that's not Death Metal or just screaming into a microphone

Movies-Contact, Dances with Wolves, The Italian Job, Bottle Shock, The Intouchables, The Lion King

TV-The West Wing, Newsroom, The Office, Big Bang Theory, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Community, The Unit, Top Gear UK.
Disclaimer: I have not finished Lost do not spoil the ending (even though I know it's not great)!!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wandering the paths in Alhambra at sunrise
Backpacking along the ridgeline looking down at the clouds near Mt. Washington
Seeing a computer generated model of our entire observable universe for the first time
Sneaking into the world's only 7-star hotel (though when I was in Fiji, I discovered there is now another 7-star hotel)
Scuba diving on the rainbow reef in Fiji
Rocksurfed down Mt. Doom (twice now!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach photography, if you have a camera and you don't know how to properly use it, aka not shooting in manual, I can show you how and explain why very easily.

I want to learn how to Rock Climb and Surf.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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