CURRENT MISSION

Get my affairs in order and hit the road!

ABOUT ME

I've been told, by various people at various times, that I am a good guy, easy to get along with, mysterious, sarcastic, tasteful, legendary (I like that one), myriad combinations of various expletives, and particularly dashing (okay, maybe I made that last one up).

I'm technically a Texan, but I'm about as weird as Texans come. I was born and raised in Bryan/College Station and escaped to Denton long enough to get my degree in philosophy (if nothing else, it's a good conversation starter). I prefer improvising and I never plan anything, ever. Sometimes it works out and often times it doesn't. . . in the sense that anything that isn't planned can work out at all. I'm also a vegetarian (that's right, a vegetarian Texan!).

I was introduced to Couch Surfing after a friend of mine traversed Europe. I always knew on some level that I wanted to travel, but it's only after hearing her stories and seeing how passionately she enjoys it that I've become aware of how much I'm missing out on. The world is vast and diverse, and it is my goal to experience as much of it as I can.

PHILOSOPHY

I keep it simple.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently, I'm sad to say that hosting is not an option, however I intend to remedy this just as soon as I can.

兴趣

Disclaimer: The following contains very geeky content. Read on at your own discretion.

I'll just go ahead and say it: I play World of Warcraft. Yes, I'm one of those people. My main is an 85 Night Elf Hunter, that's all I'll say about it.

On a more productive note, I like to read. Some of my favorite authors are Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card, Dan Simmons, I could go on. I also dabble in origami. So far I can only do basic patterns: cranes, lotus blossoms, cats, the usual. I also got into cooking after deciding to go vegetarian. Once upon a time I played the bass, however if I picked one up now I would be all but useless. I have pretty eclectic tastes when it comes to music, but I've been on a big Bob Dylan kick lately.

• cats
• cooking
• vegetarian
• working out
• traveling
• origami
• music
• piano
• hunting
• surfing
• world cup

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies: The Bourne trilogy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Lion in Winter, Pulp Fiction, Dead Poet's Society, the Man with No Name trilogy

Music: Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Beethoven, Bob Dylan, Herbie Hancock, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Coldplay, Bella Fleck, Radiohead, System of a Down, MGMT, and of course Bob Dylan.

Books: Dune, Lord of the Rings, Hyperion, Ender's Game, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Walden, the Count of Monte Cristo, and pretty much everything else.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I was in Germany for the '06 World Cup. Enough said.

Saw a guy playing a piano in the back of a truck on I-35 once.

教，学，和分享

Always carry a towel!

我游览过的国家

Austria, Germany

我居住过的国家

United States