CURRENT MISSION

To get better

ABOUT ME

I've been a bit of an itinerant traveler in my life. Call it ADD or fear, but I've never quite settled on anything. Currently working on this. I'd like to share that in my travels I have seen many great things. I can say I've seen quite a bit of the United States - spending a summer in Bozeman, MT, taking a two week road trip across the country to see some of the national parks, and most recently, a cross country bike trip of over 4000 miles in 85 days. I have many stories to share if you're interested and many songs to sing. I'm a bit of a loner, though I can be quite conversational and engaging when cornered. I try to see the best in everybody and believe in the universality of feelings and needs. I believe in a spiritual oneness, powerful beyond understanding. I hope I can learn to live close to that oneness.

PHILOSOPHY

Be open and honest, try new things, and ask for help.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Responsible surfing and newly hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed with a bunch of pretty cool folks in awesome places.

Interests

Gaming (board/video), biking, music, books, movies, religious experience, philosophy, food, women, health, men's issues, animals, farming, Judaism, travel and travel destinations.

• animals
• arts
• books
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• biology
• entrepreneurship
• parks
• videogames
• games

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
This Town Needs Guns
Modest Mouse
Manchester Orchestra and Right Away Great Captain!
Brand New
mewithoutYou

Books
Lots of classics and best sellers like...
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Crime and Punishment
Plays by Jean Paul Sartre
Call of the Wild, White Fang, Into the Wild
Catcher in the Rye
The Fountainhead
The Lord of the Rings
The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Homework Myth

Movies
Cherry Blossoms
Good Will Hunting
A Beautiful Mind
Little Miss Sunshine
Movies by Darren Anofsky (Black Swan, Requiem, Fountain)
Movies by Spike Lee (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild things)
The Lord of the Rings

One of my favorite things to do is to go to an independent films place and see what's playing - almost always an intense and stimulating experience, some more uplifting than others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode my bike across the country. Amazing things seen? I'll just pick one. Riding in Wyoming, looked across a highway to see an open space. Saw a sign that said "Hell's Canyon." Could have just rode on, like so many other times, but decided to stop and look. It was amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
Games
Non-violent Communication
Biology
Entrepreneurship
Food
A little guitar
A little contra
A little cooking
Openness

Learn
Guitar
Cooking
Sowing, Knitting, Crochet
Drawing, Painting, Making Art
Songs
Careers
Places

Share
Munchkin and Settlers of Catan
Music
Resources
Names
Places
Interests

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook and clean. I can talk. I can definitely listen. I can listen deeply - my favorite kind of listening. I'm not big into mindless chatter, though can be quite gregarious depending on the situation. I can share ideas. I can share time.

Countries I’ve Visited

El Salvador, Israel, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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