CURRENT MISSION: Explore

ABOUT ME

32 years old. I've got a few skills under my belt, and want to add more. I've lived and worked all over the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Just a bunch of supernovas exploding...Andromeda is on the way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have gone to a lot of CS events in France and met lot's of great people. I've hosted a few awesome people and surfed as well. Love it. Now that I am back in the States I would love to give people a nice place to crash!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed in Lyon, FR and Pretoria, RZA, and I've hosted people from the US, Canada, France, and Austria at my place in Charlotte.

Interests

Classical Music (Baroque/Romantic), Alternative Music, Organic Farming, Organic Cooking, Philosophy, International Politics, Colonial American Architecture, German Language, French Language, South Africa, Vespas

• architecture
• cooking
• wine
• politics
• music
• alternative music
• classical music
• bungee jumping

Music, Movies, and Books

Gattaca, Goodfellas, The Island, Jarhead, Syriana, and the Transporter films (I'm sorry it's a guilty pleasure...)
"The Omnivore's Dilemma" Michael Pollan
"The God Delusion" Dr. Richard Dawkins
"The Trial of Henry Kissinger" Christopher Hitchens
"God is not Great" by Christopher Hitchens
"Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt

Led Zeppelin, Muse, CCR, Stone Roses, Pink Floyd, Helio Sequence, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins, Kaolin, Ben Folds, Brazilian Girls, Manu Chao

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I bungee-jumped off of a bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe over Victoria Falls.

Teach, Learn, Share

Docker, Hadoop, Ruby, Go, Virtualization, Scripting, configuration management.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Almost anything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Canada, Ethiopia, France, Japan, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Congo, France, Mexico, South Africa, United States