Currently backpacking through Mexico and heading south. Plan to make it to Panama and go from there.

Was living in St Petersburg, Florida. I've lived in Hawaii for 10 years, Detroit, Michigan for 12 years and Breckenridge, Colorado for 6 years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people who are familiar with their area. Don't mind at all going to the grocery store and getting us a few things so that we can grill out or have a quality meal together.

Interests

Surfing, snowboarding, stand up paddle boarding, camping, hiking, reading, trying new local foods, beaching it or exploring anything new.

• birds
• fish
• dining
• running
• reading
• traveling
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• tours
• beaches
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Broken Social Scene, M83, Tycho, Trevor Hall, Reggae and much more.

The Alchemist, The Gita, Many Lives Many Masters, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Anything by Paulo Coelho, The Martian Chronicles, Childhoods End, Rendezvous with Rama (and the rest of the series), 2001 A Space Odyssey, The Man in the High Castle, Ender's Game,
Brave New World, Stranger In A Strange Land, The Time Machine and more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In one day I drove around the entire island of Hawaii (the big island) and checked out every biome it had to offer minus the snow capped volcano of Mauna Kea.

Also, I spent 8 hours hiking to the peak of 4th of July bowl at Breckenridge and rode down the face on my snowboard then proceeded to ride all the way down into town.

Lately I've been offering tours on my free time via stand up paddle boards around the various state parks in the St Petersburg area. Been spotting a ton of baby sharks, massive stingrays, manatees, dolphins and tons of different species of birds.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to teach how to stand up paddleboarding as I've been teaching lessons now for about 2 1/2 years (unfortunately wont be traveling with any) as well as the basics of skateboarding and snowboarding (location dependent of course).

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've recently learned how to smoke fish and various meats using citrus woods found here in Florida. I've always been a huge fan of healthy eating. I'd be more than happy to run up to the local farmers market or grocery store and grab us some food and drinks to help in return for putting me up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States