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Overview

  • 6 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Operator/Part Owner of a small oil company in Texas
  • BFA Photography & Graphic Design from UNLV
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Selling everything I own to go live on a sailboat with my girlfriend.

ABOUT ME

I'm an average white dude but I travel a lot. I just got back from a two month road trip from Vancouver to Tijuana. Good times! Also been to Germany, France, Italy, Japan...

PHILOSOPHY

Do unto others. Be generous. Be loving. Don't eat too much meat. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy being part of a global community of travelers.

Interests

Besides eating? Motorcycle building, off roading, road-tripping, and soon sailing.

  • traveling
  • backpacking
  • sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Wan Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love.
Indiana Jones series
Blade Runner

TV:
Magnum PI.

Books:
The 4 hour hour work week.
The Power of NOW

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I drilled a mile deep oil well in Texas. I driven from Canada to Mexico on a three week motorcycle trip with nothing more than a backpack of supplies and friends' couches to crash on. I've restored my 1950's house. I quit eating meat. I've enabled friends to further their careers by lending them crazy nice photo gear.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a bunch of mechanical skills. I can fix anything from a car to a toilet to replacing the screen of your cell phone.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My sparkling personality?

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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