I’m mostly splitting my time between Verbier 🇨🇭 and Japan at the moment.

ABOUT ME

I’m a semi-retired/remote worker now after a decade of owning businesses. I spend my time reading broadly across topics, investing, traveling, and meeting new people!

I grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, went to college in California, and call Jackson Hole, Wyoming my home. Since graduating college in 2004 I have worked as a climbing guide, ski instructor, outdoor educator (Outward Bound), low income housing development, military, and small business ownership.

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe Diem

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I usually meet up for drinks with people

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A few times now in Europe and Argentina.

Interests

Backcountry Skiing (Telemark and AT)
Rock, snow, ice climbing
Traveling (especially combining outdoor sports with international travel)

Reading history, cultural, geographic, economic, adventure, and foreign policy related material..

• instructor
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• business
• teaching
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Poor Charlie's Almanac
The Economist Magazine
Rene Girard
anything about Warren Buffett
Montaigne
Seneca
Marcus Aurelius
Hayek
Rothbard
Paul Johnson
Biography in general

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a year in Iraq and Afghanistan

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach just about anything related to skiing - climbing and am pretty well read in some areas of History.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Argentina, Iraq, Senegal, United States

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