CURRENT MISSION

"Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet"

ABOUT ME

As for me, I'm just your typical geek-turned-international-jetsetter story. Born in the bustling metropolis of the Greater Phoenix area, I grew up in cookie cutter conservative white suburbia. Somehow I knew I didn't quite fit in right, but it took moving 5500 miles from home to figure it out. As fate would have it, I was asked to move to Amsterdam for part of a work assignment. Naturally, I leapt at the chance and I have been ejoying the Dutch culture ever since. I've bought a house and if I was ever at home, you might say I have gone native

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because you never know when you will need a place to crash.

Interests

beaches, blogging, bowling, chaos theory, cocktails, coffeeshops, conversation, cooking, dancing, electronica, entertaining, gadgets & gizmos, gardening, graffiti art, guinness, honesty, house parties, lambrettas, lounge, manga, motorcycles, photopgraphy, pool, random acts of tackling, randomness, reading, rock steady, shiny things, ska, snowboarding, sushi, sweetball, tarot, tattoos, theatre, travel, trip hop, vespas, video games, volleyball

• arts
• culture
• tattoos
• dancing
• cooking
• cocktails
• partying
• house parties
• motorcycles
• gardening
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• blogging
• outdoor activities
• snowboarding
• volleyball
• bowling
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Having worked in a bookstore, it is so hard to pick a favorite book. Authors is a bit easier, but still no walk in the park. I am a fan of George Orwell, Jack Keroauc, Tom Robbins, Guy de Maupassant, JRR Tolkien, Franz Kafka, William Gibson, Hunter S. Thompson, A.A. Attanasio & Kurt Vonnegut

Favorite movies include Quentin Tarantino's films, The Shawshank Redemption, The Big Lebowski, What the (bleep) Do We Know?, Caddyshack, Waking Life, The City of Lost Children, Dancer in the Dark, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Dead Man Walking, The Goonies, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Princess Bride

I am all over the board when it comes to music as well. I am a big believer in the right song at the right time. Some of the artists on the soundtrack of my life are Lamb, Morphine, James Brown, Blue Foundation, They Might Be Giants, Hepcat, Radiohead, Bob Marley, Esquivel, Portishead, The Smiths, Bj�rk, DJ Shadow, The English Beat, Massive Attack, and my friend "The MASH Up King of New York" DJ RESET.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've finally flown all the way around the world in one single trip! I'm lucky enough to travel a lot for both work and pleasure. In fact I've been to all 50 United States and 53 different countries. When I am not out globetrotting, I like to make the most of every situation, especially if it involves the outdoors.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of local underground wisdom that I have learned over 14 years of living in Amsterdam as well as tips for many other cities around the world!

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States

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