CURRENT MISSION

Short term: See every continent: 5 down, 2 (Africa and Antarctica) to go. Long term: World domination, or writing a novel.

ABOUT ME

After traveling the world in a submarine for the last few years, I recently moved to Europe for grad school. Over the last few years, I've lived in various parts of the mainland US, Hawaii, Japan, and now Milan.

PHILOSOPHY

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.
- Leo Tolstoy

Part John Locke and part Jack Kerouac. I try to balance short term joy, adventure, and excitement with a long term sense of accomplishment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Traveling the world, and also having the world come to me. My schedule is pretty random, so ability to play host will be sadly sporadic. Also, I wouldn't mind visiting others on my own travels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

"I see an empty canoe on the bank. Let's fill it with coconuts, get in and let the current take us. A river always leads to some kind of habitation. If we don't find something nice, at least we'll find something new."
- Voltaire, Candide

Interests

Surfing, sailing, hiking, politics and philosophy, world travel, math/science/engineering; learning Italian to get the most out of life here and Spanish for my possible next life's destination; attempting to learn to cook; training for a marathon (unfortunately I didn't get picked for Tokyo in 2014 or 2015). I suppose a list of my non-interests would be shorter.

• writing
• books
• cooking
• marathon
• politics
• traveling
• hiking
• canoeing
• surfing
• sailing
• engineering
• mathematics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Candide, Easy Rider, the Iliad and the Odyssey, On the Road, the Graduate, pretty much anything by Hemingway. Music: mostly electronica.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Witnessed dolphins body-surfing in the bow wake of a submarine pulling into Pearl Harbor. Not a bad sight.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belize, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Guam, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United Kingdom, United States