Born and raised in SW Michigan. Been trucking for the last 18 years except for 2021 while I took a year off to go to college.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Eye contact conversations are the best conversations! Forget the stinking morass of social media! I'm here to meet new people while on my various travels.

Interests

• running
• gardening
• reading
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• bike riding
• lifting
• the smell of books
• bike commuting
• no shoes
• the smell of fresh cut grass
• burpees!

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Switchfoot, Subway to Sally, Smashing Pumpkins, Daft Punk, Georgia Boys
Movies - Gladiator, Dunkirk, Road to Perdition, Cloud Atlas...
Books - The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran, The Mysterious Case of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Han, Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien, Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving - My reckless disregard for self-preservation found love whilst jumping from a perfectly good airplane...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm an open book. Been told I'm good at editing papers. Can cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

France

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States