CURRENT MISSION

To see as much of this universe as I can as long as I have the ablity to do so.

ABOUT ME

I moved to New York after 3 years of traveling in Asia, Europe, and South America. I moved to Brooklyn in January of 2012 after returning to the states. I am currently living on the Upper West Side and attending Columbia University to study Neuroscience and Psychology

PHILOSOPHY

"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
- Chris McCandless

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I organized a monthly meeting of local and traveling CSer's in Xiamen. I also hosted a dozen or so surfers at my place in China and surfed across the USA. I now have a place in Brooklyn NY where people are welcome.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met with a bunch of Xiamen couch surfers. They are a great bunch and we had a blast! I hosted about a dozen CSer's in China and surfed across the United Sates in lat 2010.

Interests

Skiing, Music, Playing Guitar, Drums, Trumpet, Evolution, Philosophy, Reading, Astronomy, Economics, Running, Stand Up Comedy, Beer, Debating

• beer
• running
• reading
• traveling
• cars
• music
• guitar
• trumpet
• drums
• camping
• skiing
• astronomy
• biology
• economics
• neuroscience
• psychology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ray Lamontagne, Third Eye Blind, Stevie Wonder, 311, Eve 6, The Who, The Black Keys, The Beastie Boys, Porcupine Tree, Rage Against The Machine Books: Breakfast Of Champions, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Into The Wild, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Predictably Irrational, Letters to a Young Contrarian.Movies: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, V for Vendetta, Into The Wild, Fight Club, Star Wars

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw the great migrations of the Serengeti on a safari/volunteer trip to Tanzania, hiked to the base camp of Everest, and explored the temples at Angkor Watt.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a degree in Economics and love to talk about it.I have played Guitar, Trumpet and Drums for 8+ years and taught trumpet lessons for a year.I have done a fair amount of work on cars of different makes and models. Mostly Saabs. I have a good knowledge of basic maintenance and some advanced work.I would love to learn about and discuss Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy, Astronomy, and Dinosaurs. I would also love some practice speaking Chinese and Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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