CURRENT MISSION

fighting entropy, leaving the cave, even if it hurts

ABOUT ME

I am a perpetual student - traveling the world and learning all about it as I go along.

I am planning to get my PhD in Sociology starting in the Fall of 2011 - where I will focus on studying the consumptive habits of Americans and what it says about us as people. Eventually I will become maybe a writer, or a farmer, or an artist! Or a professional traveler!

PHILOSOPHY

I live earnestly and honestly, with a genuine desire to laugh, find love and be grateful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting numerous travelers. Going to CS meet ups. and Surfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Ate dal with an Indian man in Portland, played D&D with a computer programmer in Seattle, drank beers with an American in Amsterdam, talked politics with a Swede in Stockholm, danced in a drum circle with a quebecois in Montreal, ate home made bread with Brazilians in Paris, discussed asia with a nomad in Quebec city.

Interests

environmentalism, photography, music, arts, outdoors, sports, children, deep thought, riding bikes on chicago's lakefront, meeting new thoughtful people

• arts
• writing
• architecture
• photography
• beer
• politics
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• equestrian
• surfing
• sports
• swimming
• psychology
• sociology
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

i love political documentaries -- i wrote my BA thesis on Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.

Some favorite books include: Muir's First Summer in the Sierra's, Thoreau's Walden, One the Road by Kerouac, Wandering god by Morris Berman, The Art of Loving by erich Fromm, and Ed Abbey's Desert Solitaire

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I climbed Temple IV at Tikal in Guatemala and watched the sunrise. The most spectacular moment in my life.

Runners up: swimming with loggerhead turtle and giant sting rays in belize; visiting the sistine chapel and the roman forum; horseback riding in tuscany; swimming in the blue grotto in capri, italy.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know about film, the architecture at the University of Chicago, psychology

Patrick is an excellent guitar player, an expert spanish speaker, and just learning how to be a stand up comedian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Ecuador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Morocco, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States