CURRENT MISSION

To meet you

ABOUT ME

I like strangers, billiards, blues music, wristwatches, and learning how things work. I believe in travel as a means of self-development.

PHILOSOPHY

And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are effective for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives. I know the idea seems strange, but I also know that it just so happens to be true.
-Zach Helm

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We have bigger houses but smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less judgement;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines, but less healthiness;
We've been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet
the new neighbor.
We build more computers to hold more
information to produce more copies then ever,
but have less communication;
We have become long on quantity,
but short on quality.
These are times of fast foods
but slow digestion;
Tall men but short character;
Steep profits but shallow relationships.
It's a time when there is much in the window,
but nothing in the room.

The 14th Dalai Lama

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Slept on several awesome couches with even cooler people. Now I'm settling and repaying all that kindness by hosting every opportunity i can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had several CS experiences so far, all of them wonderful. It is very encouraging to see how strong the CS community actually is.

Interests

hill country blues, alliteration, Eastern religions, open tunings, winter bonfires, Living Blues magazine, new socks, stream-of-consciousness, folk stories, big fish stories, sky blue and dark brown together, red black and white together, happy hour, Chess Records, lying in the shower, and Slovenia.

• fish
• happy hour
• watches
• board games
• chess
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• blues
• fishing
• religion
• long-term travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Andrew Bird, Spoon, The Black Keys, Otis Redding, Junior Kimbrough, Dr. Dog, Robert Johnson, Wilco, Department of Eagles, Jolie Holland, Sondre Lerche, Delta Spirit, Bob Dylan, The Cars, Fiery Furnaces, Jim Croce, The Kills, Michael Jackson, Kendrick Lamar

As Good As It Gets, V for Vendetta, The Departed, Uncle Buck, Primal Fear, A Bronx Tale, Shawshank Redemption, You See Me Laughin'

Zadie Smith, Palahniuk, Johnathan Safran Foer, Michael Chabon, Dave Eggers, Murakami, most books on Humanism, Bukowski (can't help it), Chomskey, Poe, and Keats.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I jumped from a rope bridge 28 meters high into the coldest river at the base of the Julian Alps in Bled, Slovenia. So did my dad, he almost drowned :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I have some tips for long-term traveling on a VERY low budget. I play a special type of blues called North Mississippi Hill Country Blues. I could show you that. Also, all things . Teach me anything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Spain, United States

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