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Overview

  • 52 references 24 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, German
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Tour guide, DJ, student
  • B.A. History, Religious Studies, MTh History and Theology
  • From Little Rock, Arkansas (America's best-kept secret)
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

With arms wide open, can you take me higher?

ABOUT ME

Back in Edinburgh after a couple years away. Feels like home!

PHILOSOPHY

There's nothing you can know that isn't known. There's nothing you can see that isn't shown.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Greeting, conversing, celebrating Edinburgh and traveling Europe.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted:
24 July: Marco
18-21 June: Eva and Isi
3-4 March: Lucja
21-24 February: Joanna
20 February: Agnes and Paul
14 February: Amy
8 February: Therese
24-26 January: Julia, Toto, Fabien
29-31 December: Anderson and Rafael
18-21 December: Paul and Tatiana
7-11 November: Angela, Sebastian, Eli
2-5 November: Matt and Holly
15-28 October: Josh
13-15 October: Ashlee and Jordan
8 October: Finn
17 August: Jon and Laura
13-16 August: Doron
11-12 August: Stephi
3-5 August: Chia-Leng and Stanley

Surfed:
Budapest: 8-10 May: Zsuzsa
Lisbon: 9-10 May: Ana
St. Petersburg: 15 July: Anton
Manchester: 12-15 April: Ming
Edinburgh: 1 July: Ailig
Edinburgh: 30 June: James
Berlin: 16-18 April: Johannes
Prague: 8-9 April: Nick
Istanbul: 25-27 October: Turkay
Biel/Bienne: 18-20 September: Ernestyna

Each experience has been incredible, as much for the goodness of the hosts (and guests) themselves as for the cities they inhabit. I truly haven't had a bad one yet.

Interests

DJing (a spectrum between Al Green-style soul and Daft Punk-style robotics), biking as exercise, biking as lifestyle, European history, creating games out of questions, SEC football, and anything factoring into Little Rock, Arkansas and its impending Golden Age.

  • exercise
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • soccer
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

The best of the best: with me, it's all solid gold.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just got back from a truly epic cycling trip. My friend Zak and I rode 900 miles in ten days, from Garmisch to San Sebastian, Spain. It was great. The greatness lies within, in me, yet also through me, and my memories, which emanate out and, in turn, through the world around me.

Teach, Learn, Share

As often as possible.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Old School Badges

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