CURRENT MISSION

Australia!

ABOUT ME

Affable, fun, outdoorsy, and handy. I enjoy working with my hands whether it be building with wood, gardening, or fixing up a bicycle. Always up for some intellectual conversation and debate. Very passionate about the environment. Love couch surfing because I get to meet so many intriguing people whether hosting or surfing it's always been a great experience and always restores my faith in humanity.

PHILOSOPHY

"You and I don't end at our fingertips or skin--we are connected through air, water and soil; we are animated by the same energy from the same source in the sky above. We are quite literally air, water, soil, energy and other living creatures" - David Suzuki

"Human beings are included in this totality of creation, participating in various ways in the creative mind of the living Earth. Instead of being separated from the world because of their unique consciousness, they belong to a conscious world in which everything interacts with everything else in a process of continual creation" - David Suzuki

Einstein describes well through a metaphor when asked by a friend if he believed that absolutely everything could be expressed scientifically replying, "Yes, it would be possible, but it would make no sense. It would be description without meaning--as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation in wave pressure" - Albert Einstein

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Promoting affordable travel and more fun in general.

I had my first experience in the most northern town in Norway, Hammerfest, and I could not have asked for a better one.

Interests

Outdoors, hiking, cycling, woodworking, gardening, exercise, reading, movies and documentaries, video games, beer, camping, energy-efficiency, family, friends, plants, photography.

Music, Movies, and Books

Quentin Tarantino, The Sacred Balance, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Fight Club, Into Eternity, Breaking the North, Moon, Motorcycle Diaries, Long Way Round, The Alchemist, Cannery Row, A New Earth, Sunshine.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled around the Baltic Sea
Cycled around the South Island of New Zealand

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to share about my knowledge of sustainability and nature. I also have a degree in building and construction technology. I'd love to learn anything, about pretty much anything, from you too. I work in the energy efficiency field, and have a boat-load of knowledge about that.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd be glad to show you around the New Haven area and beyond. Restaurants, hikes, bike trails you name it I'll do my best to help you out.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, United States