CURRENT MISSION

To meet new and interesting people and experience a bit of the wide world around me.

ABOUT ME

I'm a former aspiring academic historian turned information technology professional turned US Peace Corps volunteer, turned information technology professional again.

I enjoy traveling, meeting new people, and learning about foreign languages and cultures. I try to be open minded and flexible and am generally willing to try new things.

PHILOSOPHY

We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'd like to meet travelers and other couch surfers for coffee or drinks to talk about our experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met a number of couch surfers and have always had a good time meeting them.

Interests

Reading, Games, Music, Movies, Travel, Cooking, Bowling, Hanging out with friends, History and Politics, Foreign Languages, Travel, Cooking, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Computers, Other Geeky things

• culture
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• politics
• technology
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• bowling
• history
• languages
• science
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list them all, but...

A few movies I like: Lord of the Rings (all 3), The Shawshank Redemption, Gandhi, Dr. Strangelove, The Blues Brothers, Airplane, As Good As It Gets, Animal House, Apocalypse Now Redux, Jacob's Ladder, Casablanca, The Big Lebowski, Lost in Translation, National Lampoon's Vacation, Garden State, Blade Runner, Borat, The Godfather, Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums, Pulp Fiction, Fletch

A few books I like: Anything by Kurt Vonnegut, The Name of the Rose, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Frankenstein, Being There, The Painted Bird, Guns Germs and Steel, Nonzero: the Logic of Human Destiny, Dune, On the Road, Lolita, War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Man's Search for Meaning, Grendel, The Village of Waiting, Nixonland, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Soccer War

A few musical artists I enjoy: Pink Floyd, Eddie From Ohio, Radiohead, REM, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Ozzie Osbourne, James Brown, Warren Zevon, Norah Jones, KD Lang, Beastie Boys, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, Cat Stevens, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, (both with and without Garfunkel), David Bowie, Parliament, pretty much anything funky, Johnny Cash, Police, Ramones, Prince, Neil Young, The Clash, Lou Reed, Eurythmics, Bob Marley, Barry White, Beck, Beatles

Teach, Learn, Share

A few things I might be able to share with others:

1) I have a deep background in US history and politics and enjoy discussing them with those who are interested. 2) I speak French reasonably well (but am always looking to practice) 3) I have some IT skills (but probably can't get your computer to print) 4) I lived in Cameroon for 3 years so I know a fair bit about Cameroon and its culture for those who are interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Tanzania, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cameroon, United States