CURRENT MISSION

to never work a day in my life because of my love for what i do

ABOUT ME

i am easy going, down to earth guy with an ear for New Wave and a taste for la fruit de mer of my humble and inviting state. i have been working at an in-vitro medical diagnostics company for almost three and a half years. i enjoy hiking, running, the beach, sports, cooking, reading, movies, and exploring new places. my life is only beginning and i take each day as an opportunity to expand my experiences and try to enjoy the small things that often escape notice.

PHILOSOPHY

I live life to come closer to understanding the meaning of my life and I strongly believe that the more you know, the less you need

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was first hosted five years ago during a trip to Austin, Texas and have returned the favor several times since. I desire to meet people from all over the world to fill the voids of my ignorance, appreciate the expansiveness and diversity of this wonderful planet, and challenge my preconceptions about humanity.

Interests

Fitness, medical science and microbiology, eastern philosophies, cider-making, natural foods, basketball history, ruminations on life, existence, the cosmos, classic movies

• dining
• cooking
• fitness
• yoga
• running
• flying
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• hiking
• camping
• bungee jumping
• sports
• basketball
• economics
• history
• science
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Showtime, Dawn, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Why Dogs Hump and Bees Get Depressed, Nonviolence, Anna Karenina, Survival of the Sickest, The Great Influenza, The Turning Point, Vibrational Medicine, Escape From Camp 14, The Power of Now, Finding Your Inner Moose, Fenway 1912

Music: Classic Rock, Folk, R&B, Funk, Jazz, Country, New Wave, Grunge, Alternative

Movies: Holiday Inn, Vertigo, Roman Holiday, A Clockwork Orange, Topkapi, The File of the Golden Goose, The Omen, Airplane, National Lampoon's Vacation, Gran Torino, Good Will Hunting, Hoosiers, Major League, The Departed, No Country For Old Men, Children of Men, Memento, Requiem for a Dream, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List, Back to the Future

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i bungee jumped 170 ft in the australian rain forest and traveled around the country on spring break via a Motley Crue camper van which had appended the phrase "The More I Say Yes, the More Fun I Have."
Moral: you won't learn anything about yourself if you don't take that step, no matter how daunting it may be

Teach, Learn, Share

knowledge of infectious diseases and biological research, yoga, tying a fly rod, finance and economics

What I Can Share with Hosts

warm atmosphere, great food, and awesome conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Canada, England

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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