CURRENT MISSION

Graduate before the ripe age of 30.

ABOUT ME

I'm a fairly quiet, easygoing, friendly fellow with a cheerful disposition and a head of continually unkempt hair--a lost cause no worthy comb can solve. I'm a student at a university not far from my house where I greedily devour my literature classes en route to finishing my English Teaching-Secondary Education degree next year. I make ends meet by working in a quaint little library, one of the best jobs I've ever had. I was lucky enough to grow up in Germany where the travel bug first bit me, and am fortunate to have a sister that works for Delta Airlines who helps sustain my unquenchable desire to see new places.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Pass on the good vibes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to the scene but my sister has shared some great Couchsurfing tales as she's been living over in India.

Interests

Literature, cooking, films, music, skiing, concerts, photography, and currently kites and the local library.

• literature
• photography
• concerts
• education
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• skiing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

An innumerable number of bands (my eclectic tastes are documented on www.Last.fm as BlaineFaban).

Books by Dave Eggers, James Joyce, Ayn Rand, Jonathan Saffran Foeur, Augusten Burroughs, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, Banana Yoshimoto, David Mitchell, Naomi Klein, Ian McEwan, David Sedaris, Mark Haddon, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Cormac McCarthy

Too many favorite movies to list.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Too many for words at the moment.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Korea, Russian Federation, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, United States