CURRENT MISSION

Learning Swahili and local culture in Dar.

ABOUT ME

I'm a lifelong student and teacher. My heroes include the Dalai Lama, Peter Pan and Yoda. I want to stay young so I find the tiny things in life that keep me energized; Siracha hot sauce, sunsets, the sound of rain, fist bumps, rock music alarm clock, dogs panting, and my general flexitarian attitude.

Catch you on the flip-side!

PHILOSOPHY

Grab a White Russian and just Dude it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm happy to host anytime I'm free. Everyone knows the best way to explore a city is to ditch your Lonely Planet and find a free local guide.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First time celebrating my Laotian host's birthday the Lao way; lots of BeerLao. Hosting ecotourists who had never ordered food from a real authentic Thai restaurant.

Interests

street food, keeping Portland weird, walking tours, maps, beer, Lakers, Dodgers, cycling, hiking, frisbee, origami, board games, logic games/puzzles

• dogs
• culture
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• walking
• board games
• traveling
• puzzles
• origami
• music
• rock music
• cycling
• hiking
• cartography
• teaching
• languages
• logic
• mathematics
• tourism
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:Usual Suspects, Pans Labyrinth, LA Confidential, Traffic, Ferris Buehler's Day Off, Moon, Boyhood

Music:Ratatat, Spoon, LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, Gorillaz, Alt-J, Decemberists

Books: Born to Run, Hot Flat & Crowded, Freakenomics, Here's Looking at Euclid

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Captured, tagged, and released a crocodile in Belize for scientific research.
Spent a day feeding, bathing riding, and bonding with an Elephant named Christina in Thailand.
Danced from sunset to sunrise in Copenhagen and Koh Phangan.
Climbed to the roof of Africa poli poli (slowly).

visited 30 states (13.3%)Create your own visited map of The World or Brazil travel guide for Android

Teach, Learn, Share

Willing to teach about math, origami, frisbee, limited cooking skills.
Wanting to learn about photography, languages, culture, philosophy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Germany, Qatar, Tanzania, Thailand, United States

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