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Overview

  • 9 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Italian; learning Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Scientist
  • Mechanical Engineer/ Material Scientist
  • From Aurora, CO, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Finishing work to start the next adventure in November

ABOUT ME

I'm a pretty laid back person and can come off pretty reserved with new people because I love listening to what people have to say and processing it. Those that know me know I can get pretty goofy.

PHILOSOPHY

Chase a dream and do what you can to get there while enjoying all the unexpected bumps and curves.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It's only been until recently that I've had space to host so not much experience there. Now, I'm trying to get into the community by attending local events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Traveling, I've had little luck mostly because I travel on a whim so I'm not good at giving notice. But this is something I'd like to work on.

I have met several great people in my travels though that heavily participate with CS. They have only good things to say and highly recomend the experience.

Interests

Learning French, maintaining Italian, cooking, eating, drinking, photography, people watching, reading, traveling, learning.

  • cooking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a voracious reader, so too many. Most recently I'm all over Haruki Murakami and some fantasy series. I guess I'm on an imagination kick right now. Otherwise I enjoy the classics, Hemmingway, Hesse, Dotstoyevsky, Conrad, Kerouac etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in Italy for five years. It's something I never would have imagined in my life, but when the opportunity falls in your lap you've got to take it. It's been life changing and eye opening with absolutely no regrets.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love cooking and I love cooking for people even more. Anything and everything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Northern Ireland, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, France, Italy, United States

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