CURRENT MISSION

Self-expansion (not of the gustatory sort)

ABOUT ME

I'm an independent, friendly, diverse guy with a good head on his shoulders. I love traveling alone -- I find you always learn about yourself based on which demons follow you along on the trip. Red wine, scrabble, food, running, playing music and chopping wood make me most happy.

PHILOSOPHY

"Optimonium: Just the right amount of pandemonium."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've both hosted and surfed. I'm an equality-minded surfer and a generous host. I'm interested in an equal exchange of awesomeness.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfing in Ithaca (USA), Athens (Greece), and Portland (USA); meeting up with other surfers in Athens, Greece; hosting in my apartment in Vancouver. All were excellent experiences.

Interests

Drumming, invention, literature, cooking, travel, running, and the rest of the universe.

• literature
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• marathon
• running
• traveling
• music
• drums
• surfing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Miles Davis; Steinbeck; Ween; Kubrick; lots more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Completing a marathon (done 7 in a little over two years, more on the way; I'm hooked). Encountering an octopus in the wild (on my mom's head, 35 feet deep). Playing drums on stage. Setting off solo with an overloaded bicycle and all of Europe in front of me. Running down the Great Dune of Pyla for a swim in the Atlantic on Hallowe'en. Swimming in the Aegean in November without a soul in sight and realizing that, for just an instant, I was the smartest guy on the planet. So many more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Nepal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Czech Republic

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