CURRENT MISSION

To experience life from as many viewpoints and ways as possible

ABOUT ME

I'd characterize myself as a glutton for new things. Mostly energetic, with small spurts of recharge time. But for the most time, I'm moving from the time I get up until I head to bed. There's no couch potato in me. I don't really watch TV unless someone makes me.

PHILOSOPHY

Live with a sense of responsibility balanced with a willingness to lose it all and start over from scratch. Life is a verb. Be verbose!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've "couchsurfed" in Germany, Switzerland, Salt Lake City, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver B.C., Washington D.C., Morocco, Chicago, New Zealand, and ETC. - though I've never called it that until I came across this site...

Interests

Kayaking, X-C Skiing, running, biking, rollerblading, hiking, camping, climbing, backpacking, sailing, gardening, blacksmithing, reading, world travel, photography, all cultures, discussing rapid changes in geopolitical and economic arenas, environmental responsibility, exploration, geocaching, computery stuff, SCUBA, yoga, and much more

• photography
• yoga
• running
• flying
• gardening
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• scuba diving
• sailing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: On tap right now: They Might Be Giants, Modest Mouse, White Stripes, Tom Waits, Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, Flogging Molly, Pelican, Dixie Chicks, Bright Eyes, and Vanessa Mae.
Books: I love satire, irony, beautiful repugnant truths and escape outlet fantasy. Currently reading Otherland, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Why We Run, and A Walk In The Woods.
Movies - I liked Batman Begins, Syriana, The Importance of being Earnest, and Man of the Year, Stranger than Fiction...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Leaping down a sand dune in the Sahara desert has to be one of the most amazing things I've done lately. The terrain is so amazingly different than what I grew up with, and the thought that there are MOUNTAINS of orange sand to play in is very zween.

Teach, Learn, Share

A butterfly is neither a butter, nor a fly. Discuss.
Zween - Moroccan Berber talk for "cool"

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Morocco, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States