I’m Daniel

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the community here. I've met a bunch of interesting people and made some good friends through Couchsurfing. The idea that something like this even exists is pretty amazing to me.

Interests

• meditation
• chess
• survival
• hiking
• camping
• physics
• spirituality
• personal development
• playing guitar
• learning new things
• metaphysics
• self-development
• good conversation

Music, Movies, and Books

In no particular order:

MUSIC
Simon & Garfunkel, The Shins, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Tom Rosenthal, Luke Temple, Half Moon Run, John Mayer, Bon Iver, The xx, Spoon, Wilco, Tame Impala, Fiona Apple, Jack Johnson, The Technicolors, Coldplay, Roger Miller, Phoenix, Young The Giant, The Districts, Lake Street Dive, Here We Go Magic, MGMT, Mac Miller, Kanye West, Tycho, The Notorious B.I.G.

MOVIES
Interstellar, The Big Lebowski, Into The Wild, Pineapple Express, Back To The Future Trilogy, The Harry Potter Films, Stardust, Big Fish, Garden State, Listen Up Philip, Skeleton Twins, Drinking Buddies, Short Term 12, The Trip, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Sword in the Stone

SHOWS
LOST, Game of Thrones, House M.D., An Idiot Abroad, Seinfeld, Crashing, Master of None, Curb Your Enthusiasm, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Psych, Scrubs, Would I Lie To You, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Dinner with Don Rickles, Speakeasy with Paul F Tompkins, Dinner for Five, The Dick Cavett Show, Johnny Carson Late Night, Charlie Rose, The Office (US & UK), Parks & Recreation, Sherlock, Firefly, M*A*S*H*, Twin Peaks, The West Wing, Stranger Things, The OA, Impact Theory, The Tim Ferriss Podcast, Powerful Joe Rogan Experience Podcast

BOOK(S)
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

GAMES
Chess, Monopoly, Jenga, MTG

Teach, Learn, Share

Survival skills
Problem solving, life hacks, unconventional approaches

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States