CURRENT MISSION

to see whats on the other side

ABOUT ME

Lets see... Mainly I like being outside and I love every country in the world. This really does sum things up, but to be more specific...

Likes:

Sunny days
Rainy days
Fall days
Winter days
Nights
You
Kubrick
Bicycles
Bowie
Good films/videos/movies
Documentaries
Electronic music
My friends
My family
Creating
The shade
Gandalf
Parks
Brewing beer
Straw hats (recent discovery?)
Dancing
Laughing
Writing
Doing stuff (not to be confused with â

PHILOSOPHY

"We were uncertain whether the water floated the land, or the land held the water in its bosom." - Thoreau [A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers]

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think Couch Surfing is what the world needs right now - a community of people willing to meet / help / and generally be nice to the global population. Its on the same grounds as the idea of the 'wiki' and open source software - and I want to be a part of it

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Well, I signed up for Couch Surfing back in 2007 when I studied abroad in Australia and never ended up doing much with it. I sent out some messages to people back then in Melbourne and Sydney but didn't hear back. Now that I am back in the states, a few of my close friends are seemingly having wonderful experiences with it and I would like to get back on the Couch Surfing boat! So as of 2011 I am back on board!

Interests

I suppose much of this was covered in the 'about me' section, but as for interests, I would say the main ones are...

Veggies, Biking, Beer Brewing, Reading, Writing, Watching good movies and documentaries, Talking, Walking the scenic route, Outdoors.

• writing
• documentaries
• dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• beer
• walking
• gardening
• boating
• movies
• reading
• homebrewing
• music
• electronic music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• surfing
• software
• parks
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy books that say more than the word themselves present outwardly. Philosophy drawn into fiction is a wonderful thing.

As for films, I am finding myself connecting mostly with documentaries and unconventional narratives, ones that stretch the definition of what film is and can be. I also like the occasional animated movie :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I attempted to go down the Mississippi River in the fall 2010 using a pedal powered boat that I constructed from an old sailboat. Major flooding forced me to get off the river and ended the trip long before it deserved to end.

Teach, Learn, Share

I CAN TEACH:
-Photoshoppy kinds of stuff
-bike maintenance
-film production / editing

I WANT TO LEARN:
-Home gardening
-New cooking recipes and techniques
-Engine repair

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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