CURRENT MISSION

Meeting People to hang out and hopefully work on Russian or Turkish

PHILOSOPHY

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hopefully coffee or dinner and some interesting conversation

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

N/A

Interests

Laughing, getting tattoos, not too shabby at cooking, Photography, going to the range, going to movies, video games, going to shows, riding my bike

• photography
• tattoos
• cooking
• coffee
• movies
• video games
• traveling
• socializing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: favorite books and authors are... Terry Pratchett, Stephen Hunter, Lee Child, Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks, Robert Lynn Asprin, Harry Potter series, RA Salvatore...

Artists: HR Giger, Salvadore Dali, Brom, Escher

Movies: Young Frankenstein, anything by Kevin Smith, anything by Guy Ritchie unless it had Madonna in it, Boondock Saints, 13th Warrior, Goonies, Gleaming the Cube, Love Actually (i know, but its funny:)), Out Cold, Grind, Indiana Jones Series, Beverly Hills Cop Series, Lethal Weapon Series, Die Hard Series, Crossroads (not the shitty britney spears movie), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Tromeo and Juliet (Troma Movies are great), Fifth Element, Donnie Darko, Harry Potter Movies, Muppet Movies, Shaft, Shafts Big Score, Shaft in Africa, Shaft (2000), Yellowbeard, Pirates of the Carribean, Princess Bride, Willow, Real Genius, Neverending Story, loads of others...

TV: 'Allo, 'Allo, Red Dwarf, Coupling (english version), Black Adder, Duck Dynasty, Father Ted, Are You Being Served?, Arrow, Young Ones, That 70's Show, That 80's Show, Rescue Me, OVER THERE, Mythbusters, Monster House, Modern Marvels, History Channel, Fear Factor, The Fairly Odd Parents, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Transformers, GI Joe, He Man, Even Stevens, The Sex Inspectors (A real sex international british import), Wallace and Grommit, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Macgyver, Smallville, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Alf, Big Bang Theory, Person of Interest, Top Shot, Duck Dynasty, Ink Master

Music: I listen to most anything from classical to death metal... im not a big fan of rap, or new r&b, i prefer the motown style r&b, i mainly listen to punk and country anymore... though my favorite bands are The Tossers, Zac Brown Band, Type O Negative, Fear Factory, Alkaline Trio, Flogging Molly, Rage Against the Machine, Pennywise, At the Gates, Dying Fetus, Dropkick Murphys, Dierks Bentley, Less Than Jake, System of a Down, Incubus, Killswitch Engage, Jack Off Jill, Reel Big Fish, Optholamia, Cradle of Filth, Brad Paisley, Saves the Day, Dimmu Borgir, TOOL, Otep, Iced Earth, AFI, Millencolin, Mindless Self Indulgence, Slayer, Pantera, Crisis, Beatles, RX Bandits, Stevie Wonder, Sevendust, Opeth, Mortiis, Frank Sinatra, Emperor, Bob Marley and the Wailers, From Autumn to Ashes, Atreyu, Marvin Gaye, Children of Bodom, Tenacious D, Teddy Pendergrass, Thelonius Monk, 311, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Hank Williams Sr., Barry White, B.B. King, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Keb' Mo', Robert Johnson, Charlie Daniels, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Primus, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Metallica (before Ja Rule), Soundgarden, Rasputina, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Body Count, Shrank!, White Zombie, Rancid, The Living End, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Acid Trip, Temptations, Monkees, Dying Fetus, Dwarves, 30 Seconds to Mars... High Regency, various others... Favorite Songs are... They All Laughed - Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald... That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding

Food: Chinese, Turkish, Steak and Potatoes, Indian, Italian, Mexican, Seafood

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent 4 years in Iraq... While i was there i took the opportunity to travel as much as i could instead of coming back to the states on vacations... saw some really cool places that i hope to see again one day.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iraq, United States