CURRENT MISSION

To seek out loopholes in the standard way to live life - and to be a slightly better dude every day

ABOUT ME

I am a writer/editor/producer, so I tend to overanalyze and critique media. This makes it difficult for people to watch TV with me...

I want to make the world a smaller place. Not through internet but through face-to-face contact. I am nervous we listen to IPods too much and unplug and explore too little, though I'm as guilty of this as anyone.

I'm not religious but I feel blessed to be in the position I'm in and hope to give back somehow whenever I can.

PHILOSOPHY

The more you meet people from foreign lands, the more you discover we're all wired pretty much the same.

I also don't understand when modern societies came to the universal conclusion that God is not the sun. Frankly, to me it would make perfect sense...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I travel for my job. I stay in five-star resorts, get free bottles of wine and liquor sent to my room, am offered free massages and play golf all day. Then I listen to PR/marketing people pimp their resort to me in hopes I'll write good things. I usually do.

But 10 times out of 10 I'd rather travel and meet like-minded people, enjoy a good party, share a beer in a beer garden, and simply hang out. I like hanging out and also think I'm pretty good at it. I love throwing parties and playing music that people haven't heard of before.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I heard about CS from a fellow journalist in March, 08 - I stayed with a surfer in Portland a month later, met with a few others, and have since been hooked. I set up an event in DC and hosted a Christmas Party in Austin shortly after I moved here. I think diversity progresses mankind and hope to be a part of it. Beyond our accents & backgrounds, it doesn't matter where we are from - what makes us tick is basically the same.

Interests

I am a competitive bastard when it comes to bar games & other sports like pool, darts, fooseball, golf, basketball, etc. I like meeting new people from different places and having stimulating conversation. I have an unhealthy affinity for electronic music, Seinfeld, South Park and CNBC.

• writing
• wine
• beer
• partying
• gardening
• tv
• traveling
• billiards
• socializing
• darts
• music
• electronic music
• sports
• basketball
• golf
• communications
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Team America: World Police, Motorcycle Diaries, Forest Gump, Full Metal Jacket

Writers: Dave Barry, Chuck Klosterman, George Orwell, Chris Rock, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Larry David.

Music: Classic Rock, 90s hip-hop, new electronic trance, house & electro like Tiesto, Fedde le Grand, Sander Kleinenberg, Ferry Corsten, Layo & Bushwacka, went to my fair share of local Chris Sadler shows in Prague.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My friends and I were chased by baboons in a parking lot in South Africa. One of the funnier impromptu moments in my life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States

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