CURRENT MISSION

To see as much of the world as possible before I drop dead, and to make friends and build relationships all over the planet.

PHILOSOPHY

Share what ya got. Your food, your money, your love, your home, your heart, and your knowledge.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet as many people and see as much of the world as I can before my time on this rock is up. My goal is to make a friend in every major city in the US, maybe even the world.

Interests

Reading, writing, poetry, cycling, hitchhiking, traveling, talking, loving, sharing, building community, activism, veganism, anti-fascism, Slavic history, Marxism, the Swedish language, DIY music, learning.

• writing
• poetry
• beauty
• diy
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• history
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Punk/hardcore/Noise/black metal/grindcore/shoegaze/jazz/ambient/just about everything I guess.

Films: The Grey, Safety Not Guaranteed, The Darjeeling Limited, The Royal Tenenbaums, Drive, The Place Beyond The Pines, Let The Right One In, Prometheus, Falling Down, Man On Fire, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pan's Labyrinth, Lost in Translation, Garden State, Smart People, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Gran Torino, There Will Be Blood, The Big Lebowski, Watchmen, The Tracey Fragments, Leon The Professional, The Go-Getter, The Air I Breathe, The Boondock Saints, Reservoir Dogs, Stranger Than Fiction, Little Miss Sunshine, Spirited Away, Into The Wild, Henry Poole Is Here, Donnie Darko, Funny Games, Everything Is Illuminated, Fight Club.

Books: I love classic literature and poetry. Have a soft spot for science fiction and fantasy. Favorites are JRR Tolkien, HP Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, George RR Martin, and Douglas Adams.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As a kid I saw most of the continental United States in just one summer with my father who was a cross-country truck driver. I simply cannot remember a happier time in my life than being on the road with him for months at a time seeing the beauty (and ugliness) of our country.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a passion for learning and a desire to teach.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I got an open heart, an open mind, and open ears. I'm a good listener and I love to hear a good story.