CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to figure out my mission one day at a time. I like to have some idea of where I'm going, but making plans down to the minute leaves no room for discovery or randomness. I like to leave room for inevitable change in life.

ABOUT ME

I am easy-going, personable, and I love meeting new people and seeing new places. I love to be busy, but I don't like to make too many plans. If I do make plans, they are mostly general and loose. I love experiencing local life in the places I travel to. When I look for places to eat, I look for the unassuming, hole-in-the-wall, almost too sketchy looking places that are inevitably delicious and cheap inside. Someday I want to publish my writing and be recognized for doing a good job, which will probably take a lot of time and effort and possibly more school to accomplish. I love playing music, watching movies and television shows, and writing about what I think of the world.

PHILOSOPHY

I like the idea that the only constant in life is constant change. The only way to deal with that change is to confront it in small steps, one day at a time and one problem at a time. I think everyone has their own experiences and reasons for doing and thinking what they do. I try to help and respect others as much I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have Couchsurfed in France with some wonderful people. I hope to be as good a host as they were to me to anyone who comes my way.

Interests

One day I hope to make a living as a writer. Consequently I love to read mostly fictional books. I also love to watch and make movies, and listen to and make music.

• writing
• books
• movies
• traveling
• music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't think my lifetime has lasted long enough to single out just one amazing experience. I think the experiences are just beginning and I aim to discover the amazing ones as I live them.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a lot of experience teaching English as a language to people who do not speak it as their first language. I love talking about the ways that our language defines our views and our habits as people, and I love trying to answer questions that I haven't thought of before. I want to learn about your language and your way of seeing, and I want to be challenged about mine.