Just starting my Cross Country Cycle! Have been on a couple minor tours, which total the west coast of Michigan. Did a 5-day tour up to Traverse City, then biked to Chicago a couple weeks later to officially start the big one. Calling Chicago my official launch off point, even though it took me a few days to get here.

I am hammock camping which means there is a stipulation of needing trees if I am to stay in your yard. No other distinctive traits. I'll smoke 'em if I got 'em but that's not all the time and have an open mind otherwise.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm couchsurfing because I know it is a good way to meet people and make friends. I've only done it a couple times so far and it was 100% a good time. I love seeing people in their natural habitats i.e. their own homes and very hardly does that happen outside of Couchsurfing.

Interests

I like podcasts a lot. My big ones are Dunan Trussell Family Hour, WTF, You Made it Weird, Joe Rogan Experience, Tim Ferriss and Bill Burr. Otherwise I am in general a big appreciator of all art forms from music to movies to illustration etc. I've dabbled in most of them and greatly admire the masters. I just like to learn.

• fish
• arts
• illustrations
• movies
• socializing
• podcasts
• music
• cycling
• fishing
• camping
• tours
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

My interests are in constant elastic motion so this is always a different answer. For music I am currently listening to Lilacs and Champagne, Lil Dicky, and Megapuss. Went to a couple music festivals this year and got to see some of my favorites such as Courtney Barnett, Mac DeMarco, Rubblebucket, Chance the Rapper, Caribou, Run the Jewels, Twenty-One Pilots, Spoon, Alabama Shakes, Future Islands, Jamie xx, and I'm sure a bunch more. It's been a great musical summer let's just say.

Books. I've been reading a bunch on Buddhism and Mediation lately. One that's just a small textbook on Buddhism. I also just read 10% Happier by Dan Harris which I liked and also The Art of Happiness. Currently working on Joseph's Campbell's Hero's Journey, The Bhagavad Gita, and The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Would love to do a book swap once I get one done.

Movies I am not too picky with. Not that I'm uninterested, I just like most of them and can appreciate them. Lately I've been watching early 00's off color comedies like Pooty Tang and Death To Smoochie. I'm also a huge fan of some of the bigger blockbusters of the year such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Ex Machina, and Jurassic World. My favorite directors are Harmony Korine, Wes Anderson, and the Coen Brothers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked out in Grand Teton National Park for a summer. Happened to be one of the greatest summers of my life and I've had some good ones. I saw mountains, bears, moose, ate buffalo burgers and freshly caught fish as well as met people from all over the world from many different cultures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States