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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Marine Biologist
  • B.S. Marine Biology
  • From Minneapolis, MN, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Presently spending time on the Emerald Coast. Soon returning to the Land of 10,000 Lakes to visit family.

ABOUT ME

Travel! Drove around 33 states in America looking for fun and adventures.

UWF Alumnus

PHILOSOPHY

The Golden Rule
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"I am a part of all that I have met." ~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Traveling at the moment. Will be hosting when I settle somewhere.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed three times for a total of 8 days! Met three awesome hosts!!

Every time I've couch surfed I really enjoyed the people we stayed with and the experiences we shared together.

Interests

Chemistry, Business, Law, Physics, Astronomy, String Theory, The Earth, Environment, Green Technology, Computers, Motorcycles, Adventure, Traveling, Love, Friendship, Culture, Inventing things, Fixing things, Building things, Engineering, Fishing, Hiking, Camping, Couchsurfing, Art, Literature, Poetry, Horses, Puppies, Chinese food, Margaritas, Wine, Green Grass, Global Information Systems (GIS), Glass Sculptures

  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • literature
  • poetry
  • environment
  • dining
  • wine
  • chinese food
  • meditation
  • motorcycles
  • technology
  • traveling
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • scuba diving
  • astronomy
  • business
  • chemistry
  • engineering
  • environmental studies
  • mathematics
  • physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Mishka, Bob Marley, & Electronic music

Movies - Comedy, Action, Horror, SciFi, Fantasy, Documentaries

Books: voracious reader, all genera, read over 100 books last year

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Winter '03 - Helped build an orphanage in Haiti.

Summer-Fall '09 - Went on a 8 month road trip ALL across America. 33 states

Spring '10 - Did a chemistry research project in Örebro, Sweden and learned to speak a little Swedish. Also took 2 cruises to Helsinki and Tallin, took a roadtrip to Oslo & Stockholm, Rode a train from Amsterdam to Hamburg to Copenhagen to Örebro, Flew to Riga, visited Belgium, and went Scuba diving.

Summer '10 - Doing Environmental chemistry research project in Örebro over the summer.

2012 - lived in Brazil. Taught advanced ESL at a university and made a documentary about Algae Biofuel research. Scuba diving in Rio de Janeiro with penguins and sea turtles.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to build a computer, or if you need your computer fixed, I'm a good at fixing/building/upgrading any kind of computer.

Sharing and bouncing around ideas is always fun too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company, good stories, yard work, cooking, cleaning, computer repair, friendship.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Haiti, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Sweden, United States

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