CURRENT MISSION

im not leaving Europe without that damn holy grail thing - taking it home and putting it in my freezer

ABOUT ME

I am a bit of a storyteller who likes to keep the dialogue going. The best part of the places i have been are the characters I have met along the way. I could be described as socialite who likes to keep a broad group of friends from all ages and all walks of life. I can find humor in just about anything which keeps it all lively and interesting. I try to learn as much as I can but maintain a steady, sometimes brilliantly ridiculous opinion about everything under the sun.

PHILOSOPHY

my philosophy is all about living without fear or a script...giving passion a slight edge over reason and surrounding myself with good people...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My goal is to meet great people, help out/cook southern food for all/drink and explore the city, ultimately stealing all that is great about one culture and claiming as my own.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Im quite fond of couches though and I come from a family of world class surfers.

Interests

I like to make music, socialize, travel, and dabble in a bit of everything. Ive spent the last 6 years in Utah working as a psychologist with kids in an adventure wilderness program. Im currently writing a book infused with philosophical and psychological themes, mostly character driven. Ive got a ton of creative energy and like to spend time with people who are trying to do big things. Other interests include sports, poker, family stuff, most adrenaline activities and guitar.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• fashion
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• poker
• music
• guitar
• sports
• history
• medicine
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Acoustic/grunge/punk/r&b. Ive gotten to the stage where i feel like I've seen so many movies I could somehow create a movie pandora... Books are good if I can make myself start one...last one I read was mans search for meaning which was manly and meaningful

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was in the Ukraine last year near the Black Sea and felt like I was a different world...definitely want to go back. I could see the artifacts of the past everywhere, which was pretty eye opening. It was one part beauty and one part trauma. I visited an orphanage there with a girl who had lived there for many years after escaping the streets and was surprised to see how many people were still there that remembered her.

Im confident that I could walk the streets of paris and rome endlessly, forget that I was hungry or had a care in the world. For me, its the closest thing to feeling like your on a date with a beautiful/complex girl who is at the very least pretending to be interested. Ive never been to a place where the homeless had better fashion sense than I do or I could buy a fake prada belt fifty feet away from one of the oldest most majestic structures on the planet. Its history, irony and art at your fingertips.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach anything, just give me a few minutes to google it. Im an expert in psychology and all clinical/theoretical aspects of the profession. I don't analyze friends or family so don't ask. Im well versed in philosophy, physiology and medicine. I can play a little guitar and could probably be a world class singer in germany (easy now german people)... I want to learn just about anything but I am particularly open to more dramatic little known facts which can make big waves when I come back to the states...if i come back....

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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